Venous return

Explain how do the muscles of legs and of feet contribute to the venous return?

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The muscles of legs, majorly the muscles of calves, contract and compress the deep veins of legs propelling the blood into the heart. The plantar portion of feet holds the blood and whenever it is compressed against the ground it propels the volume of the blood and promote the venous return.

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