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 Greek: διάφραγμα, romanized: diáphragma, lit. 'partition'), is a sheet of internal...

enters the heart through the right atrium from the superior and inferior venae cavae and passes 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...

(stroke of unknown cause). The eustachian valve, also called valvula venae cavae inferioris, was described for the first time by the Italian anatomist...

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...

side receives de-oxygenated blood through the superior and inferior venae cavae and pumps blood to the lungs through the pulmonary artery, and the left...

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...

pulmonary circulation, and the right atrium receives blood from the venae cavae of the systemic circulation. During the cardiac cycle, the atria receive...

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...

distinctly only in the embryonic heart where it is found between the two venae cavae; in the adult, the sinus venosus becomes incorporated into the wall of...

spatial arrangement of any of the great vessels: superior and/or inferior venae cavae, pulmonary artery, pulmonary veins, and aorta. Congenital heart diseases...

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)...

such as elastic arteries (e.g., the aorta) and large veins (e.g., the venae cavae). The name derives from Latin 'the vessels of the vessels'. Occasionally...

Circulation, the right ventricle does not exist (or is bypassed) and the venae cavae are attached directly to the pulmonary artery. After oxygenation, the...

become veins, which then return blood back to the heart through the venae cavae. In the mesentery, metarterioles form an additional stage between arterioles...

subclavian vein, the jugular vein, the renal vein and the iliac vein. Venae cavae (the two largest veins, carry blood into the heart). Sinusoids Extremely...

Right heart (venae cavae, coronary sinus) → right atrium (atrial appendage, fossa ovalis, limbus of fossa ovalis, crista terminalis, valve of inferior...

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identical, as a pressure differential can sometimes exist between the venae cavae and the right atrium. CVP and RAP can differ when venous tone (i.e the...

Diagram showing completion of development of the parietal veins. The venæ cavæ and azygos veins, with their tributaries. Renal vein Human kidneys viewed...

procedures. The oblique sinus is an inverted J-shaped reflection of the venae cavae and pulmonary veins. It lies behind the atria (particularly the left...

to decreasing cardiac output Baroreceptors (aorta, carotid arteries, venae cavae, and atria) Chemoreceptors (both central nervous system and in proximity...

Right heart (venae cavae, coronary sinus) → right atrium (atrial appendage, fossa ovalis, limbus of fossa ovalis, crista terminalis, valve of inferior...

return from the body into the right atrium via the superior and inferior venae cavae, and into the right ventricle by increasing the pressure gradient (blood...

caused by exercise-induced strains. Subclavian artery Peculiar ribs. The venæ cavæ and azygos veins, with their tributaries. The thoracic and right lymphatic...

Right heart (venae cavae, coronary sinus) → right atrium (atrial appendage, fossa ovalis, limbus of fossa ovalis, crista terminalis, valve of inferior...

deoxygenated blood back to the right heart via large veins known as the venae cavae. The systemic circulation can also be defined as two parts – a macrocirculation...