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What is vein that collects most of the venous blood from below the diaphragm is the?
superior vena cava
What is the inferior vena cava called in the cat?
postcava - inferior vena cava precava - superior vena cava
What is an artery the left ventricle aorta superior vena cava inferior vena cava?
superior vena cava
What is the body's largest vein?
The vena cavae, which returns blood from the bottom half of your body back to your heart.
Join to form the inferior vena cava?
The distal end of the inferior vena cava is formed by the junction of the paired common iliac veins (Marieb, Elaine- A&P)
What does the medical term cava mean?
Medically speaking, cava is a word component of superior vena cava and inferior vena cava.Of Latin origin; vena means vein, and cava means hollow. Vena cava means hollow vein.
What is the size of the vena cava?
An inferior vena cava diameter > 12 mm
Does a pig heart have an inferior vena cava?
Yes. it has an inferior vena cava
What veins return blood to the superior vena cava?
Inferior vena cava
What vessels course posterior to the inferior vena cava?
The right and left common Iliac Vein merge to form the inferior vena cava
What joins to form the inferior vena cava?
The common iliac veins
Do Cats have a superior vena cava?
Yes, however in the cat it is called the pre cava. The inferior vena cava is called the post cava.
