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vein facts
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low blood pressure 10 mmhg(with little fluctuation)
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vein walls
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thinner walls, less muscular and elastic tissue
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vein walls do what?
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expand easily, have high capacitance
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vein valves
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aid in skeletal muscles in epward blood flow(keep blood from flowing down)
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venules
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postcappilary venules are more porous than cappilaries
*leukocytes emigrate from circulatory system cia postcappilary venules -muscular venules have tunica media |
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venous sinuses
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veins with thin walls, large lumins, no smooth muscle
-eg. coronary sinus |
