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[QUOTE=&quot;Shellandshilo1956, post: 188031, member: 319&quot;]Firstly, NO VEIN IS DRIVEN BY THE PULSE OF VENTRICULAR CONTRACTIONS. The movement of blood through the veins is controlled by its one-way valves. The blood is simply prevented from moving backwards. Since the circulatory system is mostly a &quot;closed system&quot;, and blood simply can't stagnate in the veins(like in &quot;varicose veins&quot;), as long as there IS a heartbeat. And, the blood is simply &quot;pushed&quot; along because of these &quot;one-directional&quot; valves. Regardless of the heartbeat. I am being extremely general in this explanation. Muscle contractions, static and osmotic pressure gradients, will also affect venous blood flow.Bragg was not only known for his competence for losing battles, but also his penchant for shooting his own soldiers. In my book, this makes him the worst.Anyway. What is the ONLY horror movie to ever win an academy award for the best picture?[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE="Shellandshilo1956, post: 188031, member: 319"] Firstly, [B]NO[/B] VEIN IS DRIVEN BY THE PULSE OF VENTRICULAR CONTRACTIONS. The movement of blood through the veins is controlled by its [B]one-way[/B] [B]valves[/B]. The blood is simply prevented from moving backwards. Since the circulatory system is mostly a "closed system", and blood simply can't stagnate in the veins(like in "varicose veins"), as long as there IS a heartbeat. And, the blood is simply "pushed" along because of these "one-directional" valves. Regardless of the heartbeat. I am being extremely general in this explanation. Muscle contractions, static and osmotic pressure gradients, will also affect venous blood flow. Bragg was not only known for his competence for losing battles, but also his penchant for shooting his own soldiers. In my book, this makes him the worst. Anyway. What is the ONLY [B]horror movie[/B] to ever win an academy award for the best picture? [/QUOTE]

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