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Q: What vein drains the thorax and empties into the superior Vena Cava?
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What is the vessel that drains blood from the chest wall and empties into the superior vena cava?

azygos vein


What vein empties into the right side of the heart?

Superior and Inferior Vena Cava


Blood from the cardiac muscle itself drains into the?

superior vena cava


What drains blood from the myocardium to the right atrium?

coronary sinus...cause it empties blood into the right atrium


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.


Where does a port a cath go?

The port-a-cath drains, or leads, into the Superior Vena Cava


What blood vessels drain blood into the rigth atrium?

Coronary sinus, in turn empties into the right atrium Coronary sinus, in turn empties into the right atrium Coronary sinus, in turn empties into the right atrium Coronary sinus, in turn empties into the right atrium


What blood vessel recieves blood from the head arms and neck?

The answer I believe you're looking for is the superior vena cava.


Does the superior vena cava empty oxygenated or deoxygenated blood into the right artrium?

No. The superior vena cava returns blood from the superior regions of the body to the right atrium. the coronary arteries supply the heart with oxygenated blood.


The vein that bring blood low in oxygen from the head and upper limbs is called?

Left Atrium. Chamber that receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary veins and pumps it into systemic circulation. Superior Vena Cava. Carries (drains) blood from the head, neck, and upper limbs and empties in the right atrium.


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.


Vein that drains the posterior venticles?

It is the azygos vein that is located on right side of abdominal and thoracic aorta and in front of right vegus nerve that drains into superior vena cava on its posterior aspect just before vena cava drains into right atrium.azygos vein