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It is part of the heart, aka the widow-maker since blockage or failure often results in death.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe superior vena cava returns deoxygenated blood from the upper portion of the body (head, neck, etc.) to the right atrium.
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What is your superior vena cava?
Your superior vena cava brings blood into the heart from the top section of your body, whereas the inferior vena cava brings the blood in from the bottom half of the body.
Brings blood to the heart from upper parts of the body?
The superior vena cava is responsible for delivering deoxygenated blood from the upper portion of your body to the heart.
The superior vena cava returns blood to the heart from what parts of the body?
The superior vena cava brings blood back from the upper part of the body. The inferior vena cava drains the rest of the body.
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 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.
What is an artery the left ventricle aorta superior vena cava inferior vena cava?
superior vena cava
The blood flows from the body to the heart passing the vein called?
Through Superior vena cava & inferior vena cava . The blood from anterior part of the body is taken to heart through superior vena cava,the blood from posterior part of the body is taken through inferior vena cava.
What is the large vein that directs blood to the right atrium?
The superior vena cava brings deoxygenated blood into the heart, into the right atrium. The superior vena cava is formed by union of the right and left brachiocephalic (innominate) veins.
What two large veins carries unoxygenated blood from the body to the heart?
superior vena cava and inferior vena cava.
What are the biggest veins in the body?
The superior and inferior Vena Cava.
Is superior vena cava supplies blood to the heart muscle?
There are two main blood vessels into which all blood returning to the heart drains, the superior and inferior vena cava. The superior vena cava will drain blood from the upper part of the body into the right atrium and the inferior vena cava will drain blood from the lower part of the body into the right atrium.
What vessel carries oxygen-rich blood into the left atrium?
The Superior Vena Cava also known as the anterior Vena Cava.
