Vena cava, in air-breathing vertebrates, including humans, either of two major trunks, the anterior and posterior venae cavae, that deliver oxygen-depleted blood to the right side of the heart. The anterior vena cava, also known as the precava, drains th
A vena cava (plural: venae cavae) is a large vein that carries blood to the heart. You have two venae cavae: the superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava. Together, these large veins carry deoxygenated (with the oxygen removed) blood from all over the body to the right atrium of ...
Anatomy and function of the inferior vena cava. Inferior vena cava Vena cava inferior 1/2 Synonyms: IVC The inferior vena cava (IVC) is the largest vein of the human body. It is located at the posterior abdominal wall on the right side of the aorta. The IVC’s function is to carry...
In vena cava: Inferior vena cava. The inferior vena cava is formed by the coming together of the two major veins from the legs, the common iliac veins, at the level of the fifth lumbar vertebra, just below the small of the back. Unlike the superior vena cava,… Read More function in...
Related to caudal vena caval thrombosis:caudal vena cava cau·dal (kôd′l) adj.Anatomy 1. a.Of, at, or near the tail or hind parts; posterior:the caudal fin of a fish. b.Situated beneath or on the underside; inferior. 2.Similar to a tail in form or function. ...
1. It is thought that the extensive system of nerves passing into the wall of the anterior vena cava in Eledone cirrosa has a neurosecretory function. Exam... CF Berry,GA Cottrell - 《Zeitschrift Für Zellforschung Und Mikroskopische Anatomie》 被引量: 49发表: 1970年 The possible role of...
Renal function and NaK-ATPase in rats after suprarenal ligation of inferior vena cava To assess the effects of altered renal function on NaK-ATPase, the following groups of rats were studied:1.rats with suprarenal vena cava ligation (SVCL), ... HannaWald,M Popovtzer - 《Pfluegers Archiv Eur...
W. and Wood, J. W. (1962). Function of the inferior vena cava valve of the Harbour Seal. Nature 194, 700.Murdaugh HV Jr, Brennan JK, Pyron WW, Wood JW (1962) Function of the inferior vena cava valve of the harbour seal. Nature 194:700–701...
Radiographic findings included lung hyperinflation with a drop-like heart on chest X-ray, and emphysematous changes on computed tomography. The superior vena cava appeared extremely narrow and slit-like, with no adjacent mass or giant bulla. Pulmonary function testing indicated a forced expiratory ...
Persistence of a left superior vena cava is a congenital anomaly of considerable interest but by itself exerts no apparent adverse affect on cardiac function. It may occur as an isolated lesion but more often it is associated with many congenital cardiac anomalies. Heretofore it could only be dis...