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What anatomcal term is used to describe gluteal region on the surface of the body?
what anatomical term is used to describe the gluteal region on the surface of the body
What are the tube like structures that serve as pathways through which blood is carried throughout the body?
Veins, arteries and capillaries are the pathways in which blood is carried throughout the body.
What are collateral veins?
collateral veins are produced by your body when it thinks it is not getting sufficient circulation from a part of the body. If a part of your body is not returning blood back to the heart from a particular part of the body, your body will grow veins around that area to assisst in circulating the blood. Unfortunately these veins are usually thinner and less organized than the original venous structures. Spider veins are examples of collateral veins. There are collateral arteries as well. When a part of the body is not receiving enough oxygen new arteries will grow around to assisst in circulation. Like veins these are of poor structural quality too.
What is the function of capallaries?
The capillaries serve as the bridge between arteries and veins where the exchange of chemical substances inside the body occurs.
What are the veins in human body?
the veins are blue.
What function does a capillary serve?
A capillary is a small blood vessel in the body that branches off from the larger veins. The capillaries help get blood to the other parts of the body like the fingers and toes.
Where is the gluteal region of the body?
PCH Answer: The Buttocks Gluteus maximus is the largest and most superficial muscle in the buttock. It is attached to the Ilium bone( part of the pelvis), the Sacrum, the side of the Coccyx via the Sacrotuberus ligament and apponueroses ( the Gluteal apponeurosis and the Erector spinae). The muscle fibres pass down at an angle and attach to the Iliotibial tract of the Fascia Lata, the deep fibres of the muscle attach to the Gluteal tuberosity of the Femur.
How many major veins in the human body?
There are 72,000 MAJOR VEINS in a regular human body.
What is the function of the veins from the body?
The veins carry the blood in your body to all parts of your body;brain, fingers, toes, muscles.
Why do your veins come out on top of foot?
Because the veins in your foot are not as deep as other veins in your body are.
What Function Does The Heart Serve?
The heart PUMPS BLOOD through the arteries throughout your body. Veins take blood to your heart, arteries take blood away. some people think the heart pumps blood into your veins but that is NOT true. Your veins take the blood to your heart, the arteries take the blood away from your heart.
What are the different types of veins in the body?
pulmonary vein and systemic veins
