Lower extremity veins/arteries

Veins of the upper and lower extremity are divided into:

__ accompany arteries and share the same

names

Peripheral veins return ___ blood back to heart

provide channels between superficial and deep veins

Venous blood flow normally from

• Superficial to deep

• Deep to superficial

Veins have ___ tunica media

__ are folds of the intima, the innermost layer of vein wall

Venous valves are ___, more numerous in distal leg (GSV).

Venous valves maintain ___ blood flow from peripheral veins to central veins

Help fight against effects of hydrostatic pressure—gravity when standing upright