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Which is the longest vein in the human body?


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Veins:

  1. Veins are vessels of blood in the human body and many other animals that have a process of carrying blood toward the heart.
  2. They carry deoxygenated blood from the tissues and go back to the heart;
  3. Veins have valves to resist backflow.
  4. The saphenous vein is the longest vein in the human body.
  5. This is the leg's long, shallow subcutaneous vein.
  6. It starts at our feet and runs the entire length of our lower leg. The femoral vein receives blood from the foot, leg, and thigh.

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