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Why does pushing on your foot skin change its color?
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Compressing vessels: Compressing blood vessel forces blood away from the area.
Answered 9/2/2012
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Capillary: You are pushing blood out of the area and then it fills. This will result in white to pink.
Answered 9/3/2012
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