People who stand for long periods of time are somewhat vulnerable to this homeostatic imbalance of the veins.
What is Varicose Veins?
100
These two veins drain the forearm, and unite to form the brachial vein.
What are the Radial and Ulnar Veins?
100
These two veins are the longest in the body. They take in superficial drainage of the leg, beginning at the dorsal venous arch and emptying into the femoral vein.
What are the Great Saphenous Veins?
100
The veins of hepatic portal circulation drain blood and then deliver it to the liver through this important vein.
What is the Hepatic Portal Vein?
100
These, unlike arteries, can easily be seen and palpated beneath the surface of the body.
What are Veins?
200
A common problem associated with varicose veins, this imbalance occurs when a clot forms in a vessel with poor circulation and the vein becomes inflamed.
What is Thrombophlebitis?
200
This vein drains the posterior part of the head.
What is the Vertebral Vein?
200
This vein located in the knee comes from the posterior tibial vein located in the lower leg.
What is the Popliteal Vein?
200
Once the blood is processed by the liver, the blood is drained by hepatic veins that enter this heart structure.
What is the Inferior Vena Cava?
200
Veins are named in a similar way to these oxygenated counterparts of them.
What are Arteries?
300
A life threatening consequence of thrombophlebitis, this homeostatic imbalance involves a clot detachment that travels to the lungs.
What is Pulmonary Embolism?
300
This vein drains the dural sinuses of the brain.
What is the Internal Jugular Vein?
300
These veins are responsible for drainage of the kidneys.
What are the Renal Veins?
300
This hepatic portal vein drains the terminal part of the large intestine and drains into the splenic vein.
What is the Inferior Mesenteric Vein
300
Veins are known to branch off of these two main structures of the heart.
What are the Superior and Inferior Venae Cavae?
400
Varicose veins affect these main parts of the body.
What are the Feet and the Legs?
400
This vein receives venous blood from the axillary vein of the arm and from this vein located in the head.
What is the External Jugular Vein?
400
This vein located in the pelvis changes into the femoral vein as it goes into the thigh.
What is the External Iliac Vein?
400
The splenic vein and this vein join to form the hepatic portal vein.
What is the Superior Mesenteric Vein?
400
The veins that branch off of the superior vena cava are draining these body parts.
What are the Arms and Head?
500
The pooling of the blood in the feet and legs result in the valves giving way and the veins becoming this.
What is Twisted and Dilated?
500
This vein provides superficial drainage to the lateral area of the arm, emptying into the axillary vein.
What is the Cephalic Vein?
500
This single vein drains the digestive tract organs and carries blood through the liver before entering systemic circulation.
What is the Hepatic Portal Vein?
500
This vein drains directly into the hepatic portal vein.
What is the L. Gastric Vein?
500
Veins that are draining these body parts are going into the inferior vena cava.