"Green Tendons"
This phenomenon in the body is not unfamiliar
What exactly is it
Toxins build up in the body
Or is it a sign of illness
Today, let's unveil its mystery
No! be! sinews!
Instead, it is located in the superficial layer of the lower part of the skin
Venous vessels
Blood within the veins and vessels, compared to arterial blood
Oxygen content is less, under the sun
The color will be bluish blue
These 3 categories of people are destined to be more obvious
1. The enviable "white skinny beauty"
The subcutaneous veins are relatively shallow
The organization covered above is:
Subcutaneous adipose tissue, connective tissue, skin
Thin people have thin subcutaneous fat tissue
This makes the subcutaneous veins more shallow
Naturally more convex
"Blue-blooded nobility" is a term for European aristocrats
That's why
They do not work in long-term exposure to the sun
The skin is fair and transparent
The subcutaneous veins are clearer
2. Regular exercise and fitness and heavy manual workers
They are muscular
When exercising and toiling
Muscles need a lot of blood to supply oxygen and energy
Blood vessels are more widely distributed and thicker
Let more blood pass quickly
They have less subcutaneous adipose tissue
The ability to cover venous vessels is weak
When they deliberately display muscles
Due to muscle swelling and tightness
The venous vessels located deep in the muscles are compressed by the muscles
Venous blood return is temporarily blocked
Blood in the superficial subcutaneous veins is even more abundant
At this time, the green tendons will be more obvious
3. Elderly
Due to the decrease in subcutaneous fat
Decreased venous vascular elasticity
Green tendons will appear more prominent than young people
note!
There are some parts of green tendons
It is indeed related to disease
1. Position: Lower limbs
Form: Earthworm-like
This is typical of varicose veins in the lower extremities[1]
The prevalence is about 30%, and women are twice as high as men
What to do:
Avoid prolonged sitting, exercise properly, and maintain a healthy lifestyle
2. Position: abdomen[2]
Form: thick, straight
Vigilance: cirrhosis, malignant tumors and other diseases
Green tendons rarely appear in this location
The subcutaneous veins in the abdomen are slightly deeper
At the same time, more adipose tissue is covered
But
When cirrhosis, ascites, intra-abdominal tumor squeezes the organs
Portal vein, superior vena cava, inferior vena cava
These three veins will have vascular blockage
Venous blood return is obstructed
Superficial veins in the abdomen are swollen
Here you will appear thicker, straighter green tendons[2]
Please see a doctor in time
3. Position: Neck[3]
Form: Stout
Vigilance: Right axial insufficiency
Normally, there are no obvious green tendons in the neck
If it appears here, it is called "jugular venous analysis"
This is a typical symptom of right-sided insufficiency and failure
What to do: Check early to determine the cause
Checks are included
Blood count, electrocardiogram, imaging tests such as
CT, MRI, echocardiography
cause
Due to impaired right heart function
Venous blood does not return adequately to the heart
Thus it accumulates in the jugular vein
Here you will appear green tendons
For green tendons, don't be careless
Find a problem and get medical treatment early
Reviewer: Ding Mingfeng | chief physician of the Department of General Surgery of the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University
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