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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 large veins are directly responsible for returning blood to the heart?

The veins responsible for returning blood to the heart are the Superior and Inferior Vena Cava. Arteries send blood away from the heart, going from Arteries to Arterioles to Capillaries, then the return is from Capillaries to Venules to Veins. The Superior and Inferior Vena Cava are the veins that send blood to the right atrium after an entire blood circulation cycle.

Why do arteries have to be bigger and thicker than veins?

Because the blood flowing through arteries is under a far higher amount of pressure than the blood in veins. Therefore, arteries need to be able to withstand that pressure.

Arteries appear bigger in size from the outside because yes they do need to be thicker and more elastic than veins because of the amount of blood and pressure in them.... but actually the inside "tube" if you will is actually smaller than that of vein... meaning if you cut then both in half you would see a bigger opening in a vein. This is because the blood leaving the heart must go all over the body needing to be under a higher pressure than when coming back to they heart. The smaller inside of the artery makes it easier for the body to keep the blood under pressure and moving.

What prevents back flow of fecal material?

The ileocecal valve prevents the back flow of fecal material from the colon to the small intestine. The ileocecal valve is positioned at the far end of the small intestine.

What would happen to the body if the ureter was blocked?

The kidney attached to that ureter would not function properly. uremia could develop.

What is the cross section of arteries and vein?

A cross section of a vein shows a thinner wall than that of the artery, and shows one-way valves. A cross section of an artery shows a thicker, more muscular wall and no valves.

Why does decreased pulmonary blood flow cause cyanosis?

Decreased pulmonary blood flow alone does not cause cyanosis. It is when decreased pulmonary blood flow is associated with right to left shunting (ie Tetralogy of fallot) that it is associated with cyanosis.

What is involved in changing the entire AC system from R12 to R134a?

A pain in the butt if you do it their way. I have two vehicles AC air systems running on RS12A. Today it took 30 minutes to convert my Oldsmobile from R12 to RS12A. Being as how all the r12 was gone this was an easy project. type in "Evirosafe" on your search engine nad look for freon or RS12A

What are the veins leading from the lungs into the heart?

They are called the Pulmonary Veins. They are the only types of veins that carry Oxygen-Rich blood (usually Arteries do that).

These Pulmonary Veins carry blood that has been re-oxygenated in the lungs back to the heart for distribution to the body through the Aorta/Descending Aorta.

Hope this helped!

What causes a 1996 Olds Achieva 3.1 to backfire through the plenum?

It is out of time. You can bend a valve when it backfires through the intake so careful till you find cause. Perhaps belt or chain has jumped a tooth. Go to www.autozone.com and click on repair info and enter vehicle and click on repair manual and a manual for your car will come up and its free to use. Also autozone rents a compression tester for free(get money back when return it). Easy to check compression each cylinder so I would start there. Hope this helps

Is a 1988 Chevy silverado 1500 fuel injected?

Yes it is.

1988 and above should all be fuel injection.

The 1988 is a throtle body setup. Somewhat looks like a carb. Yes it is.

1988 and above should all be fuel injection.

The 1988 is a throtle body setup. Somewhat looks like a carb.

How do you fix a rough idle on a 1993 GMC Jimmy with 4.3 liter and the spider injection has been replaced?

I was not able to eliminate it all together, but clean the EGR sensor below the air intake. If you needed to replace the injection system the chances that you have a carbonated sensors is likely. Clean the sensors, including the oxygen sensor on the exhaust and check that. There is always the fuel filter and what not... make sure that the spark plugs are firing in the proper order. had this happen to me in my camaro and tried a bunch of other stuff first. KISS - keep it simple stupid Changing the transmission fluid and filter really helped with my 95 idling rough...

What does ERLS stand for it's a listing for a fuse under the right side dash 88 buick lesabre?

Fuses such as ERLS or SHIFT SOLENOID fuse supply power to transmission & non-transmission related components (A/C clutch, EGR, EVAP or ABS).

Does a featherbed go on top of the bottom sheet or under it?

A featherbed goes under the bottom (fitted) sheet. Even better, to protect it, put the featherbed directly on top of the mattress, then put a mattress protector/pad on top of the featherbed, then the fitted sheet. The mattress pad can be regulary washed while many feather beds are not washable, even if made from synthetic materials.

What is the procedure to determine a collapsed lifter and how do you replace them on a 96 5.7L Vortec?

A compression test would be the first test I would start with, If you have low psi readings in the suspect cylinder your valve could not be opening all the way. To replace them you first have to remove the valve cover then the rocker arm and the push rod, then you can take a telescoping magnet and pull out the lifter. Turn the engine to top dead center and mark the distributor where the rotor is pointing. Remove distributor, fuel lines, the intake manifold and related wiring. Now you can remove the retainer for the roller lifters and replace any bad lifters. Assembly is reversal of removal.

Bright red blood coming from your stool?

Call your health care provider in the morning, unless the blood is heavy (staining your underwear).

How does the elasticity of aorta and vena cava relate to its ability to withstand pressure?

It is a very good question to answer. Pressure in Aorta is 120 mm of mercury and speed of blood flow is 50 cm/ second.Aheadis peripheral resistance of capillaries, which are smaller in diameter than R.B.Cs, flowing through it.(It's a fact.) As left ventricle contract blood ispumpedin the aorta, large and small arteries. Now aorta is thick and muscular and elastic and along with entire arterial system, it dilates. When left ventricle relaxes, aortic valve close down. Now this entire arterial system contracts and maintains the diastolic blood pressure. Peripheral resistance has very important role to play in this. So it takes kinetic energy in systole and gives away in diastole. So in diastole aortic system works as a 'Heart'. In comparison pressure is very low in inferior venacave. Go onmeasuringthe height of from feet to heart. This much is the pressure in inferior vena cave as you ascend in term of mm of 'water' at that particular height in verticle position.(Density of mercury is 13.6.) For superior vena cave blood 'falls down' and pressure may be zero to minus. So both vena cave have very large diameter together. 10 to 12 times that of aorta and they are very thin walled and almost nonelastic.

Why blood does not clot in circulation?

I. Endothelial surface factors-

a) Smoothness of endothelial surface,which prevents contact activation of intrinsic system.

b) Layer of glycocalyx on endothelium.

c) a protein bound with the endothelium membrane, thrombomodulin, which binds thrombin.

II. Antithrombin action of fibrin & Antithrombin-III

a) when a clot is forming, about 85-90% of thrombin becomes adsorbed to fibrin fibers.

b) some thrombin 10-15%, combines with antithrombin-III, which urther blocks effect of thrombin on fibrinogen.

III. Heparin-

heparin is a highly negatively charged conjugated polysaccharide.

Can menstrual blood Carry STDs that you do not?

No, your menstrual blood can't transmit an STD that you don't have.