Veins

Blood pressure in arteries is higher than in veins because arteries carry blood away from the heart under high pressure, while veins carry blood back to the heart under lower pressure. Arterial blood pressure is pulsatile due to the pumping action of the heart, while venous pressure is relatively constant.

The aorta has a smaller diameter because it carries oxygenated blood away from the heart to be distributed to the body, while the vena cava carries deoxygenated blood back to the heart. The higher pressure in the aorta also contributes to its smaller diameter compared to the vena cava.

No.

(Not counting the pulmonary veins)

the least "deoxygenated" blood is in the renal veins and the jugular.

(Neither the brain nor the kidneys use up all the oxygen in their blood supply.)

Blood flow to the skin is sometimes controlled by temperature - heat to be lost - and MAY be less desaturated.

The vena cava is the biggest artery in the body that is attached to the heart, so i would say the cardiovascular system.

it moves toward the heart <apex>

D. Inferior vena cava is not part of the splanchnic circulation. The splanchnic circulation includes the celiac artery, hepatic portal vein, and superior mesenteric artery, which supply blood to the digestive organs. The inferior vena cava returns blood from the lower body to the heart.

Veins in the head and face are less prone to gravity-related pressure that can lead to the development of varicose veins, so they don't require valves to prevent backflow. Additionally, the blood flow in these veins is generally less turbulent compared to other areas of the body.

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Vena cava filters are usually inserted in to prevent PE caused by a thrombosis in a deep vein (DVT).

The inferior vena cava (or IVC) is the large vein that carries de-oxygenated blood from the lower half of the body into the right atrium of the heart. Other veins entering the atrium are the superior vena cava and the coronary sinus (vein from the heart muscle).

The vena cava (both) are very large veins. All veins carry blood back to the heart. In the case of the vena cava, this is blood from the upper body (superior vena cava) and from the lower body (inferior vena cava).