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What causes veins to appear close to surface. why do bruise marks appear for unkown reasons?
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Superficial vein is a term used to describe a vein that is close to the surface of the body. It is used to differentiate veins that are close to the surface from veins that are far from the surface, known as deep veins.
Superficial veins are important physiologically for cooling of the body. When the body is too hot the body shunts blood from the deep veins to the superficial veins, to facilitate heat transfer to the surroundings. Superficial veins can be seen under the skin.
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Will the skin that was bumped on the forehead show a bruise later?
Bumping into something often causes a bruise. The bruise can appear quickly or maybe not until the next day. The size or color of the bruise does not mean much. Most bruises start off as "black and blue", get darker, then begin to lighten and change to all colors of the rainbow. The colors may spread out. These are quite usual.
What causes a bruise?
It is caused by a bunch of broken blood vesseles, causing the color of a bruise to change.
Which of these causes global winds to appear to turn instead of blow straight across the earth's surface?
The Coriolis effect is when global winds appear to turn instead of blowing straight across the earth's surface.
What causes winds to appear to turn on the earth's surface?
This caused by the rotation of the earth and is called the coriolis effect.
What causes wind to appear to turn on the earths surface?
This caused by the rotation of the earth and is called the coriolis effect.
What causes winds to appear to turn on the earth surface?
This caused by the rotation of the earth and is called the coriolis effect.
What causes winds to appear to turn on the earths surface?
This caused by the rotation of the earth and is called the coriolis effect.
What are some causes of river and coastal flooding?
Low surface pressure and a new moon are the main reasons
Painful area to touch above right ear like a bruise without there being an injury or bruise what causes this?
ear enfection
Which of these causes global winds to appear to turn instead of blow straight across the earths surface?
Coriolis effect
Why would the blood platlets drop on a new boorn?
There are several causes for the blood platelets to drop on a newborn baby. A few reasons for the drop in platelets are a bruise, thrombocytopenic purpura, or neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia.
What is the pain of a bruise?
A bruise is broken blood vessels under the skin that causes the area to take on a dark appearance. Bruises, or ecchymoses, are a discoloration and tenderness of the skin or mucous membranes due to the leakage of blood from an injured blood vessel into the tissues. Pupura refers to bruising as the result of a disease condition. A very small bruise is called a petechia. These often appear as many tiny red dots clustered together, and could indicate a serious problem. (Taken from yahooanswers definitions I didn't write this)
