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When blood flows through the vena cava, it enters the right atrium of the heart. From the right atrium, the blood then moves into the right ventricle. Once the right ventricle contracts, the blood is pumped into the pulmonary artery, which carries it to the lungs for oxygenation.

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Name the vessel that brings blood back to the right atrium?

The vessel that brings blood back to the right atrium is the superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava.


Blood flowing into the heart from the vena cava flows next through what valve?

tricuspid valve


Is the vena cava an afferent blood vessel?

No, it is efferent


If blood is flowing toward the heart which blood vessel is carrying it?

The Pulmonary Vein carries oxygenated blood (blood carrying oxygen) to the heart from the lungs and the other superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava (both are veins also) carries de-oxygenated blood (blood not carrying oxygen) to the heart from the body.


Blood returning from the lower portion of the body enters the right atrium of the heart through the blood vessel known as the what?

Inferior vena cava


Is the vena cava an afferent or efferent blood vessel?

efferent


What is The largest vessel returning blood to the heart?

vena cava


What is the vessel that brings blood to the heart from the lower part of the body?

The inferior vena cava is the largest vein, and connects to the right atrium of the heart. The other large vein is the superior vena cava, which receives blood from the upper half of the body.


Blood from the umbilical vein enters the inferior vena cava through a bypass vessel in the liver is known as?

ductus venosus


A blood vessel that carries blood from the body to the heart into the right artium?

Vena Cava


Which blood vessel carries deoxygenated blood into the right atrium?

Primarily, the superior Vena Cava which generally draws blood from the upper part of the body, the Inferior Vena Cava will draw blood from the lower half. The Aorta will be the main vessel(s) to pump blood OUT of the heart.


What is a blood vessel that leads to the right atrium?

th blood vessel that goes to the right atrium is cava