Heart - Vena Cava

Question 1

What are the 2 veins which form the superior vena cava?

Answer 1

right and left brachiocephalic veins

Question 2

Where does the blood in the superior vena cava come from?

Answer 2

head, neck, both upper limbs and structures within the thorax

(above the diaphragm

Question 3

What blood vessel is shown in green?

Answer 3

superior vena cava

Question 4

What can cause an aneurysm in a vein?

Answer 4

high blood pressure

Question 5

Where do the vena cavas drain to?

Answer 5

right atrium

Question 6

Is there a valve which divides the SVC from the right atrium?

Answer 6

no

Question 7

What vein is shown here?

Answer 7

jugular vein

Question 8

Where are the iliac veins located?

Question 9

What is the largest vein of the human body?

Answer 9

inferior vena cava

Question 10

Define the inferior vena cava?

Answer 10

The vein that collects deoxygenated blood from the abdomen, pelvis and lower limbs and carries it to the right atrium of the heart

Question 11

What smaller veins contribute to the inferior vena cava?

Answer 11

Inferior Phrenic, right Suprarenal, Renal, right Testicular (gonadal), Lumbar, common Iliac and Hepatic veins

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