(B) The contraction of skeletal muscle fibres in the legs is responsible for the movement of blood upwards against gravity,acting as a pump in $VEINS$

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(B) The contraction of skeletal muscle fibres in the legs is responsible for the movement of blood upwards against gravity,acting as a pump in $VEINS$.

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Muscle pump is

A
Beating of heart
B
Squeezing effect of muscles upon veins
C
Peristaltic wave that travel along the alimentary canal
D
None of the above

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