Venous return is controlled by which of the following?
a. muscle pressure and valves preventing backward flow
b. the heart
c. precapillary sphincters
d. blood viscosity and autoregulation
A
Blood return through the venous system is boosted by veins that are equipped with valves that prevent backward flow of blood and compression of the veins by the surrounding skeletal muscles.
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