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The vein valves prevent blood from sinking down and settling into the legs, mainly due to gravity. A varicose vein is where the valve is failing and blood settles and shows up as a swollen vein on the surface of the leg.
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∙ 8y agovalves in the veins keep the blood from backing up into the capillaries. Arteries have no valves. The heart has 4 valves to keep blood from regurgitating back into the chamber or vessel it came from.
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∙ 13y agoThe Valve is a part in our body that opens then closes letting the blood to come out to the rest of our body.
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∙ 15y agoThere are lots of valves in the human body. There are 4 in the heart...... 1. Tricuspid valve 2. Pulmonary valve 3. Mitral valve 4. Aortic valve.
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∙ 12y agothe human heart isn't heart shaped but it has some tubes that help u breath but u can feel ur polse and ur heart!
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∙ 11y agoHeart valves keep the heart pump efficient, and blood flowing in the body. Insufficiency in the heart valves causes various health problems.
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What is the function of valvse?
In the human circulatory system: Valves prevent the backwards flow of blood. In a brass instrument: Valves are pushed to change the length of the pipe, thus changing the pitch.
What is the function of the capillaries in the human circulatory system?
The function of the capillaries in the circulatory system is to allow diffusion of wastes, oxygen, and nutrients to the tissues. The rest of the circulatory system is designed to move the blood to the capillaries so they can perform this function.
What is superior vein function in human circulatory system?
it is to carry the blood around the body
What is the difference between a human circulatory system and chimpanzee circulatory system?
The circulatory system of the chimp and human is basically the same.
What conductors serve this the function in the human circulatory system?
read your science book and look at the diagram
What is the function of platelets in human?
They're the short-term, first reactors to a breach in the circulatory system.
How does the phloem and xylem tubes performs the same function as the human circulatory system?
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In the human body which system is the heart Circulatory or Nerves?
circulatory system
What are the parts in the circulatory system including the arteries?
The human body has 3 main parts:The heartThe bloodThe blood vesselsSometimes people count the fluid lymph, and the vessels that carry it in them, parts of the circulatory system.A few of the parts of the heart are ventricles, arteries, valves, the septum, and the atria. The pumping sound of the heart comes from valves opening and closing.
What best describe the function of the respiratory passageways of a human?
they permit exchange between the external atmosphere and the circulatory system.
What circulatory system is made up of a heart and a network?
A human circulatory system.
What is the difference between a human circulatory system and a turtle circulatory system?
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