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What large vein returns blood to the right atrium from all the regions below the diaphragm?
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Inferior vena cava (IVC)
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What three veins enter the right atrium?
Blood enters the right atrium via three veins: (1) the superior vena cava returns blood from body regions superior to the diaphragm; (2) the inferior vena cava returns blood from the body areas below the diaphragm; and (3) the coronary sinus collects blood draining from the myocardium.
What is the vessel that drains blood fom all body regions located below the diaphragm muscle bofoe emptying into he right atrium?
Inferior vena cava, aka posterior vena cava.
What carries oxygen -poor venous blood from below the diaphragm from the areas of the lower body and extremities into the right atrium?
my butt
What carries oxygen poor venous blood from below the diaphragm from the areas of the lower body and extremities into the right atrium?
my butt
Does the diaphragm lie inferior to the organs in the thoracic cavity?
Backwards... The diaphragm is superior to the stomach
Is the lungs above or below the diaphragm?
the lungs are above the diaphragm.
Is the diaphragm superior to the lungs?
Yes the liver lies below the diaphragm on the right side of the abdomen.
What is the muscular sheet below the lungs?
Diaphragm
Is your diaphragm below your rib cage?
yes
Is the diaphragm located at the top of the chest?
No, in humans (and animals, I think) the diaphragm is located just below the lungs.
Is the diaphragm located right below lungs?
Your diaphragm is located below your lungs. When you relax your muscles, your diaphragm is shaped like a dome.
What is dome shaped muscle below your lungs and helps you breathe?
The dome shaped muscle that works with the lungs is the diaphragm.
