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The great saphenous vein is the major superficial vein of the medial leg and thigh. It is the longest vein in the human body, extending from the top of the foot to the upper thigh and groin.
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How can I avoid leg numbness in my lower left leg?
Sometimes leg numbness comes from standing or sitting for long periods of time without movement. This causes the blood to not circulate normally in the limb. Rotating the leg and foot can help with the circulation and relieve numbness.
Is the fibula lateral to the tibia?
The tibia is medial to the fibula. The tibia is the larger of the lower leg bones.
What is lower leg and upper leg?
the upper legs of a frog have less power than the back legs and they are different in lenth.
Bone found in the lower leg?
The femur is the longest bone in the human body and is located in the lower part of the leg.
What bone is longest the chest bone or the lower leg bone?
By the 'chest bone' do you mean the sternum? And which 'lower leg bone', the tibia or the fibula? If by 'chest bone' you mean the sternum, both of the 'lower leg bones' are longer.
What are the names for blood vessels of the lower leg?
varicous veins..
What has the author Henry Vernon Crock written?
Henry Vernon Crock has written: 'The blood supply of the lower limb bones in man' -- subject(s): Blood-vessels, Bones, Leg
What has the author Harold Daintree Johnson written?
Harold Daintree Johnson has written: 'The swollen leg' -- subject(s): Blood Vessels, Blood-vessels, Diseases, Edema, Leg, Surgery
Whats is the function of femoral vein?
The femoral vein drains blood from the leg into the torso.
What has the author Margaret C Conrad written?
Margaret C. Conrad has written: 'Functional anatomy of the circulation to the lower extremities' -- subject(s): Blood-vessels, Leg
Where are the blood vessels in a chicken leg?
The blood vessels in a chicken leg are found on the back of the chicken skin, really easy to tell when the chicken is raw. They are thin, small red lines all over the skin.
When Dr. presses on your lower leg with his finger and it leaves an indentation what does this have to do with your heart?
The indentation that is left in the lower leg is due to edema, or fluid settling in the tissues. Most of the time, the build up of fluid left in the tissues is because the blood is backing up from the heart, and allowing the fluid portion of the blood to settle from the bloodvessels into the surrounding tissue. This fluid backing up in the blood vessels can be due to Congestive heart failure.
What has the author Harold Dodd written?
Harold Dodd has written: 'The pathology and surgery of the veins of the lower limb' -- subject(s): Blood Vessels, Diseases, Leg, Surgery, Thromboembolism, Varicose veins, Vascular Diseases, Veins
What does it mean when your blood vessels pop out on your leg?
weird and kind of gross
How do you get rid of plaque in leg blood vessels?
The most advisable action is to consult an angiologist, a medicine doctor specialized on blood circulation issues. You should take a lab test for cholesterol levels. Another important exam is to get an angiography to analyze the condition of your leg's vessels, as well of your entire body's blood vessels. Convenient diets may be necessary to avoid the worsening of your situation, and medications prescribed by the doctor certainly will solve your problem. But you have to do it the soonest.
What risks are associated with disk removal?
The most common risk of the surgery is infection.Rarely, the surgery damages nerves in the lower back or major blood vessels in front of the disk. Occasionally, there may be some residual paralysis of a leg or bladder muscle.
Why does it feel like hot water running in your left leg?
The blood vessels in your left leg is constricted which causes high blood pressure towards left leg and this process conserves more heat than other extremities. Contact with vascular surgeon to solve this problem.
