Valves of Veins

Description

Diagram showing valves of veins. A, part of a vein laid open and spread out with two pairs of valves. B, longitudinal section of a vein, showing the apposition of the edges of the valves in their closed state. C, portion of a distended vein, exhibiting a swelling in the situation of a pair of valves.

Keywords

valve, vein

Galleries

Human Systemic Circulation

Source:

Baker, W. Morrant & Harris, Vincent Dormer Kirkes' Hand-book of Physiology, 13th ed. (Philadelphia: P. Blakiston's Son & Co., 1892) 187

Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman