Vein: Bimbiw
Latin = v. cava superior |
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| Anterior (frontal) view of the opened heart. White arrows indicate normal blood flow. | |
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| Gray's | subject #172 666 |
| Source | brachiocephalic vein, azygous vein |
| MeSH | Vena+Cava,+Superior |
The superior vena cava is a large, yet short vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the upper half of the body to the heart's right atrium. Introduction ( Superficial veins (cutaneous veins Deep veins Venæ comitantes The left and right brachiocephalic veins (or Innominate veins) in the upper chest are formed by the union of each corresponding Internal jugular vein and The azygos vein is a vein running up the right side of the thoracic Vertebral column. Medical Subject Headings ( MeSH) is a huge Controlled vocabulary (or metadata system for the purpose of indexing journal articles and books In the Circulatory system, a vein is a Blood vessel that carries Blood back toward the Heart (as opposed to Artery, a blood vessel Blood is a specialized Bodily fluid that delivers necessary substances to the body's cells €”such as nutrients and oxygen—and transports Waste products The heart is a muscular organ in all Vertebrates responsible for pumping Blood through the Blood vessels by repeated rhythmic The right atrium (in older texts termed the "right auricle" is one of four chambers (two atria and two ventricles in the Human It is shorter than the complementary inferior vena cava. The inferior vena cava (or IVC is the large Vein that carries de-oxygenated Blood from the lower half of the body into the Heart.
It is formed by the left and right brachiocephalic veins, (also referred to as the innominate veins) which receive blood from the upper limbs and the head and neck, behind the lower border of the first right costal cartilage. The left and right brachiocephalic veins (or Innominate veins) in the upper chest are formed by the union of each corresponding Internal jugular vein and In Human anatomy, the upper limb (also upper extremity) refers to what in common English is known as the arm, that is the region of the shoulder In Anatomy, the head of an Animal is the Rostral part (from Anatomical position that usually comprises the Brain, Eyes The neck is the part of the Body on many limbed Vertebrates that distinguishes the head from the Torso or trunk The costal cartilages are bars of Hyaline Cartilage which serve to prolong the ribs forward and contribute very materially to the elasticity of the walls of the The azygous vein (which receives blood from the rib cage) joins it just before it enters the right atrium, at the upper right front portion of the heart. The azygos vein is a vein running up the right side of the thoracic Vertebral column. The human rib cage, also known as the thoracic cage, is a bony and cartilaginous structure which surrounds the thoracic (chest cavity and supports the pectoral It is also known as the cranial vena cava in animals.
No valve separates the superior vena cava from the right atrium. For other uses see Valve (disambiguation. For the electronic component see Thermionic valve. As a result, the (right) atrial and (right) ventricular contractions are conducted up into the internal jugular vein and, through the sternocleidomastoid muscle, can be seen as the jugular venous pressure. The internal jugular vein collects the blood from the Brain, the superficial parts of the Face, and the Neck. In Human Anatomy, the sternocleidomastoid (pronounced /ËŚstÉš The jugular venous pressure (JVP sometimes referred to as jugular venous pulse) is the indirectly observed pressure over the venous system. In tricuspid valve regurgitation, these pulsations are very strong. The tricuspid valve (also known as the right atrioventricular valve) is on the right side of the heart between the Right atrium and the Right ventricle Tricuspid insufficiency, a Valvular heart disease also called Tricuspid regurgitation, refers to the failure of the heart's Tricuspid valve to close properly
Additional images
 Diagram showing completion of development of the parietal veins. |
 Front view of heart and lungs. |
 Heart seen from above. |
 Transverse section of thorax, showing relations of pulmonary artery. |
 The arch of the aorta, and its branches. |
 The brachiocephalic veins, superior vena cava, inferior vena cava, azygos vein and their tributaries |
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