Vena cava
... The inferior
vena cava (or IVC) is the large vein that carries ... of the heart. The superior and inferior
vena cava are collectively called the venae cavae. ... definitions ... The causes of the superior
vena cava syndrome include cancer (malignancies) ...
Superior vena cava
... The superior
vena cava is a large, yet short vein that carries ... to the heart's right atrium. Superior
vena cava syndrome (SVCS), or superior
vena cava obstruction (SVCO), is usually the result ...
Inferior vena cava
... The inferior
vena cava (or IVC) is the large vein that carries ... the right atrium of the heart. An inferior
vena cava filter, also IVC filter a type of vascular ... device that is implanted into the inferior
vena cava to prevent fatal pulmonary emboli (PEs). ...
Right atrium
... heart. It receives deoxygenated blood from the superior and inferior
vena cava and the coronary sinus, and pumps it into the right ventricle ... anterolateral position in the heart, and lies inferior ... The superior
vena cava enters through the roof of the right atrium . ... ... controls ...
Oxygenated blood
... oxygenated blood to the body. pulmonary artery. aorta. pulmonary vein.
vena cava ... The left side of the heart receives blood that has been ... cardiac cycle. ... De- oxygenated blood from the superior and inferior
vena cava flows into the right atrium. ... He drew 150 cc of Virginia's ...
Left atrium
... left extremity; it is continuous above with the ligament of the left
vena cava, and the two structures form the ... Information about ... ... When the dome of the left atrium was exposed between the superior
vena cava and ... Aortic aneurysm refers to an abnormality in the aorta, be ...
Venules
... ... poorly developed so that venules have thinner walls than ... Heart Aorta Arteries Arterioles Capillaries Venules Veins
vena cava Heart. Pulmonary circulation ... High endothelial venules (HEV) are specialized post-capillary venous swellings characterized by simple ...
Pulmonary veins
... the right and left superior and inferior pulmonary veins ) ... with the pulmonary veins (1) returning below the heart via the inferior
vena cava (2) ... When a child has anomalous pulmonary veins , red blood re-enters the venous ... Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR) ...
Pulmonary artery
... ( Pulmonary artery labeled at upper right. ... Heart Aorta Arteries Arterioles Capillaries Venules Veins
vena cava Heart. Pulmonary circulation ... In medicine pulmonary artery catheterization (PAC) is the insertion of a catheter into a pulmonary ...
Pulmonary vein
... . From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jump to: navigation, search ... The right pulmonary veins pass behind the right atrium and superior
vena cava; ... In the circulatory system, veins are blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart. Most veins carry deoxygenated blood from the ...
Heart
... ... How Artificial Hearts Work. How Congestive Heart Failure Works. Prices: Heart Health Books ... (Click to enlarge) heart A. superior
vena cava B. pulmonary ... Idioms: bottom of one's heart , cockles of one's heart , one's heart of hearts . See feelings. ... Heart failure ...