Difference between artery and vein - Online Doctor Chats
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User : aside to pulsation, how can you recognize if it is an artery or vein?
Doctor : The feel
Doctor : Artery is thicker and firm
User : how about their direction?
Doctor : the direction of the blood flow is towards the heart in the vein and away from heart in artery
User : what about if it is located in the forehead?
Doctor : artery will bleed in spurts of blood as with the hearbeat
Doctor : vein will not have this
Doctor : spurts in bleeding
User : what is spurts?
Doctor : which in addition to the feel will tell us that it is artery
Doctor : spurts is sudden forceful emission of blood
Doctor : How can I help you?
User : aside to pulsation, how can you recognize if it is an artery or vein?
Doctor : The feel
Doctor : Artery is thicker and firm
User : how about their direction?
Doctor : the direction of the blood flow is towards the heart in the vein and away from heart in artery
User : what about if it is located in the forehead?
Doctor : artery will bleed in spurts of blood as with the hearbeat
Doctor : vein will not have this
Doctor : spurts in bleeding
User : what is spurts?
Doctor : which in addition to the feel will tell us that it is artery
Doctor : spurts is sudden forceful emission of blood
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