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They bring de-oxygenated blood from other parts of the body to the heart, where it is pumped to the lungs to be oxygenated and sent out again through the aorta of the heart to the arteries.

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What three vessels drain into the right atrium?

Superior vena cavaInferior vena cavacoronary sinus


What veins return blood to the superior vena cava?

Inferior vena cava


What are the vessels that bring blood in the heart?

Inferior vena cava and superior vena cava.


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.


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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 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.


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.


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Superior and inferior Vena Cava


What are the largest vessels in the venous system?

Superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava


What is the large vein that directs blood to the right atrium?

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Where does the atria receive the blood from?

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