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Blood in veins is sent to the heart to get oxygen.

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What occurs in veins?

Veins are where you will find deoxygenated blood that is returning to the heart to be sent to the lungs.


What type of blood vessel carries the blood to the heart?

Veins


What return blood to the heart?

Veins return blood to the heart.The pulmonary veins.


What happens when blood pools in the veins?

Varicose veins form when blood pools in the veins.


Why the blood flow backward to the vanes?

blood doesn't 'flow backwards - there are valves in the veins and arteries to stop that happening. Oxygenated blood is sent from the lungs, via the heart - to all parts of the body. When the oxygen has been used up by the cells, the blood returns to the hart through the veins.


What type of blood vessel carry dirty blood?

Veins carry dirty blood or blood with carbon di oxide. Arteries carry blood with oxygen to all parts of the body. The veins carrying dirty blood are finally sent to the lungs where they give up the carbon di oxide and take in oxygen for circulation.


What connects blood vessel and the veins?

veins are blood vessels


Why blood is donated from veins?

because you blood is inside your veins.


Which vessels transport blood toward the heart and have valves?

The venous system, or "veins" are responsible for bringing blood back from your peripheral body to the right side of the heart, where it is sent to the lungs for reoxygenation. Veins have one way valves that function to maintain a stable pressure in the venous system, while increasing the efficiency of the heart by preventing backflow of blood in between ventricular beats.


Blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart?

blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart are called veins.


If blood pressure is low in veins how does blood getpumped through the veins back to the heart?

Veins have valves in them which help transport the blood.


Is blood flow faster in veins?

Blood flow is faster in arteries than in veins. Blood flow in veins is lower pressure.