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Superior vena cava   /supˈɪriər vˈinə kˈɑvə/   Listen
Superior vena cava

noun
1.
Receives blood from the head and arms and chest and empties into the right atrium of the heart; formed from the azygos and both brachiocephalic veins.  Synonym: precava.






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"Superior vena cava" Quotes from Famous Books



... powerful chemical filter where blood is refined and purified. The liver passes this cleansed blood out through the superior vena cava, directly to the heart. The blood is then pumped into general and systemic circulation, where it reaches all parts of the body, delivering nutrition and oxygen at a cellular level. On its return flow, a large proportion of the depleted blood ...
— How and When to Be Your Own Doctor • Dr. Isabelle A. Moser with Steve Solomon



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