- 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...
-
pulmonary circulation, and the
right atrium receives blood from the
venae cavae of the
systemic circulation.
During the
cardiac cycle, the
atria receive...
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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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 33 m/s.
Though considerable variation exists, and peak
flows in the
venae cavae have been
found between 0.1 and 0.45
metres per
second (0.33 and 1.48 ft/s)...
- (stroke of
unknown cause). The
eustachian valve, also
called valvula venae cavae inferioris, was
described for the
first time by the
Italian anatomist...
