How Veins Work

• • Venous Anatomy and Physiology
• • Diagram of Leg Veins

To understand venous problems, you need to know a little about the anatomy of the venous system and also some about venous physiology (how the veins and the venous pump work).  You will learn about deep veins, superficial veins, connecting or perforating veins, the venous pump, and the importance of venous valves. If you will read the next short section and take a look at the vein diagram, you will know more about venous disease than most physicians in the USA.

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