Multiple Choice
Which factor is NOT involved in promoting venous return to the heart?
A) Parasympathetic stimulation decreases venous pressure.
B) The skeletal muscle pump squeezes blood through the veins.
C) The respiratory pump provides a pressure gradient between the lower and chest veins.
D) There is vasodilation of veins.
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