🌟 The Venous System: The Pathway Back to the Heart 🌟 The human venous system is a vital network responsible for returning deoxygenated blood to the heart: 🔹 Superficial Veins: Like the great saphenous vein, just beneath the skin. 🔹 Deep Veins: Found alongside arteries, carrying the majority of blood. 🔹 Venous Valves: Keep blood flowing upward, preventing backflow in the limbs. 📌 Major Veins: Inferior and Superior Vena Cava: Transport blood to the heart’s right atrium. Portal Vein: Delivers

Lower Extremity Venous Duplex Here is a short video covering anatomy, protocol and some pointers on color doppler optimization. Veins are blood vessels that carry deoxygenated blood toward the heart (with the exception of the pulmonary and portal veins which carry oxygen rich blood to the left atrium and liver respectively). Veins and arteries are made up of the same 3 layers tunica intima: Inner most layers comprised of enothelial cells tunica media: middle layer comprised of smooth muscle tuni