vena cava
Heart's main drain
The vena cava is either of the two large veins that return deoxygenated blood to the heart.
The superior vena cava drains blood from the head, arms, and upper body; the inferior vena cava drains blood from the lower body.
Plural: venae cavae.
Of lower rank
- superiorHigher in rank
- atriumRoofed central hall
- thoraxCentral body cavity
- mediastinumCentral chest cavity region
diaphragm · phrenic · jugular · subclavian · femoral · right atrium · tricuspid · valveless
Blood lacking oxygen molecules
- preloadInstall in advance
- cardiac outputBlood volume heart moves
- blood flowMovement through vessels
- perfusionFluid delivery to tissue
Medical tube insertion procedure
- cannulationInserting tube into body
- filterPorous separation device
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
compression · syndrome · stent · central line · DVT · embolism · ultrasound · collaterals
Joining of tubular structures
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
- clampingFixing firmly with pressure
- repairRestore to working order
resection · transplant · cardiopulmonary bypass · graft · hepatectomy · exposure
inferior
Of lower rank
mediastinum · diaphragm · phrenic · jugular · subclavian · femoral · right atrium · tricuspid · valveless · bifurcation
deoxygenated blood
Blood lacking oxygen molecules
- preloadInstall in advance
- cardiac outputBlood volume heart moves
- blood flowMovement through vessels
catheterization
Medical tube insertion procedure
- cannulationInserting tube into body
- filterPorous separation device
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
obstruction · compression · syndrome · stent · central line · DVT · embolism · ultrasound · collaterals · ligation
anastomosis
Joining of tubular structures
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
- clampingFixing firmly with pressure
repair · resection · transplant · cardiopulmonary bypass · graft · hepatectomy · exposure
- great vesselsaorta, pulmonary artery, superior vena cava, inferior vena cava, aortic arch
- anatomybrain, heart, bones, liver, stomach
- circulation systemsblood vessels, arteries, capillaries, heart, aorta
- cardiopulmonaryheart rate, lungs, blood pressure, circulation, breathing
- blood vesselsarteries, artery, capillaries, capillary, aorta
- circulationblood, circulation, arteries, bloodstream, cardiac
vena cavaaorta
Chief arterial trunk
arteries · artery · pulmonary artery · aortic arch · carotid artery