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The inferior vena cava is one of two veins which carries deoxygenated blood from the body into the right atrium of the heart.
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∙ 12y agoThe inferior vena cava is the large vein that carries de-oxygenated blood from the lower half of the body into the right atrium of the heart.
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What is the inferior vena cava called in the cat?
postcava - inferior vena cava precava - superior vena cava
Does a pig heart have an inferior vena cava?
Yes. it has an inferior vena cava
The large abdominal vein that runs alongside the aorta and enters the right atrium?
The inferior vena cava
What is the body's largest vein?
The vena cavae, which returns blood from the bottom half of your body back to your heart.
What is an artery the left ventricle aorta superior vena cava inferior vena cava?
superior vena cava
What is the vessel that brings blood to the heart from the lower part of the body?
The inferior vena cava is the largest vein, and connects to the right atrium of the heart. The other large vein is the superior vena cava, which receives blood from the upper half of the body.
What is the size of the vena cava?
An inferior vena cava diameter > 12 mm
What veins return blood to the superior vena cava?
Inferior vena cava
Does the inferior vena cava carry oxygenated blood?
the inferior vena cava caries de-oxygenated blood.
What is the renal veins main function?
To drain blood from the kidneys into the (inferior) vena cava.
What does the vena cava inferior do?
The inferior vena cava is the major vein which carries the blood into the heart from the lower half of the body.
What are the two large veins that bring blood into the right atrium?
The Largest Vein in the Heart is the Coronary Sinus, which runs in the atrioventricular groove around the posterior and lateral aspect of the Right Atrium. The Second largest vein in the heart is the Great Vein which lies anteriorly and runs with the Left Anterior Descending or Anterior Interventricular Artery, commonly referred to as the LAD or widow maker.
