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Veins
Veins are thin blood vessels that carry blood from various body parts to the heart. These have valves in them to prevent back flow of blood.
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What is involved when someone has spider vein surgery?
When someone undergoes spider vein surgery, their doctor will typically inject a chemical agent into the vein which will cause reduced blood flow and fading of the vein.
What is the stripping of varicose veins?
A flexible wire is inserted through one end and extended to the other. The wire is then withdrawn, pulling the vein out with it. This is called "stripping" and is the most common method to remove superficial varicose veins.
What is the function of right ventricular artery and vein?
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What is Seroma after vein removal in legs?
A seroma is a small fluid collection usually under an incision.
Why do some vein carry oxygenated blood while others carry deoxygnated blood?
By definition veins are any blood vessel that return to the heart, as arteries are any blood vessel transporting away from the heart. The Pulmonary Artery and Pulmonary Vein are unique in that virtually all veins carry deoxygenated blood and arteries carry oxygenated blood. These two exceptions however do the opposite. The blood being pumped out by the Left heart receives oxygen rich blood from the lungs only after the Right heart sends all blood returned to the heart through the Pulmonary Artery (carrying deoxygenated blood) to the lungs where the blood is oxygenated and then back to the Left heart through the Pulmonary Vein.
What's wrong when Veins in hands become very noticeable all of a sudden?
your veins normally pop out when you over heating or swetty because they want to cool down also when you get older your skin thins which can cause them to show.
What large vein returns blood to the right atrium from all the regions below the diaphragm?
Inferior vena cava (IVC)
Are varicose veins are a cardiac emergency?
Not usually but very bad ones can cause clots that can move into the heart.
To understand vein disease, which is the primary cause of varicose veins, it's first important to understand the venous system of the human body. The venous system is the part of the circulatory system that returns deoxygenated blood through veins back to the heart to be recirculated. By contrast, the arterial system carries oxygenated blood away from the heart to be distributed throughout the body. The smallest parts of the venous system are the capillaries, which feed into larger superficial veins.
How do the valves within the veins of the arms and legs help blood return to the heart?
Muscular contraction in the extremities moves the blood through the veins, the valves only allow blood to move toward the heart.
What is the process of removing blood from the veins for examination called?
This is called a veinipuncture. It can also be called a blood draw which is a more common name.
Why the blood pH in veins is more acidic?
There is more CO2 in the veins and whenever there is CO2 there is also carbonic acid which will cause the PH to be more acidic.
Why should you consult a doctor before epilating if you have varicose veins or spider veins?
Epilating exposes deeper parts of the mesodermal tissue, increasing susceptibility to infection. An individual with spider veins, varicose veins, or warts may obtain an infection directly in his or her bloodstream.
Why would the vena cava be classified as a vein?
All veins carry blood back to the heart, except for the pulmonary vein. The Vena Cava empty into the right side of the heart, so they technically bring blood to the heart. Thus, they are veins.
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How can veins break in your body?
Veins can break in your body in many different forms. They can break when you are stressing out too much that you can't think of anything else. They can break when you are swollen up etc ......
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What roles do the superior and inferior vena cava play in circulation?
These are the last veins blood passes through on it's journey back to the heart they empty into the right atrium.
