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Vena cava   /vˈinə kˈɑvə/   Listen
Vena cava

noun
1.
Either of two large veins that return oxygen-depleted blood to the right atrium of the heart.



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inferior vena cava
superior vena cava


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... inferior constrictor muscle (aids in conveying food down the oesophagus); B, oesophagus; C, section of the right bronchus; D, two right pulmonary veins; E, great azygos vein crossing oesophagus and right bronchus to empty into the superior vena cava; F, thoracic duct; H, thoracic aorta; K, lower portion of oesophagus passing through the diaphragm; L, diaphragm as it appears in sectional view, enveloping the heart; M, inferior vena cava passing through ...
— A Practical Physiology • Albert F. Blaisdell


Words linked to "Vena cava" :   vena, postcava, inferior vena cava, precava, venous blood vessel, superior vena cava, vein


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