- In anatomy, the
venae cavae (/ˈviːni ˈkeɪvi/; sg.: vena cava /ˈviːnə ˈkeɪvə/; from Latin 'hollow veins') are two
large veins (great vessels) that return...
- The
superior vena cava (SVC) is the
superior of the two
venae cavae, the
great venous trunks that
return deoxygenated blood from the
systemic circulation...
- The
thoracic diaphragm, or
simply the
diaphragm (/ˈdaɪəfræm/;
Ancient Gr****: διάφραγμα, romanized: diáphragma, lit. 'partition'), is a
sheet of internal...
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enters the
heart through the
right atrium from the
superior and
inferior venae cavae and p****es to the
right ventricle. From here, it is
pumped into pulmonary...
- vertebra. The
inferior vena cava is the
lower ("inferior") of the two
venae cavae, the two
large veins that
carry deoxygenated blood from the body to the...
- an
alternative path for
blood to the
right atrium when
either of the
venae cavae is blocked. The
azygos vein
transports deoxygenated blood from the posterior...
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internal jugular, and
renal veins, and the
venae cavae that
carry the
blood directly into the heart. The
venae cavae enter the
right atrium of the
heart from...
- (stroke of
unknown cause). The
eustachian valve, also
called valvula venae cavae inferioris, was
described for the
first time by the
Italian anatomist...
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Central venous pressure (CVP) is the
blood pressure in the
venae cavae, near the
right atrium of the heart. CVP
reflects the
amount of
blood returning...
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Blood is
flowing into the
right atrium from the
superior and
inferior venae cavae and the
coronary sinus.
Blood flows into the left
atrium from the four...
