Superior and inferior vena cava respectively carries blood fromUpper and lower parts of bodyLower and upper parts of bodyUpper and lateral parts of the bodyLateral and lower parts of the body

At 2mm Hg in the inferior vena cava, what factors do youthink propel blood into the right heart from the lower partsof the body?

Which of these is NOT one of the large veins carrying blood to the heart?Question 9Answera.pulmonary trunkb.pulmonary veinc.inferior vena cavad.coronary sinuse.superior vena cava

Great Vessels of the Heart The great vessels of the heart include the aorta and pulmonary trunk that carry blood away from the heart and the inferior vena cava, superior vena cava and pulmonary veins that carry blood to the heart. • superior vena cava: drains blood from the ______________________________________ (regions of body) to empty into the superior region of the __________________________; contains no valves; • inferior vena cava: drains blood from the __________________________________________ (regions of body) to empty into the inferior region of the __________________________; contains single valve at its terminal end called the Eustachian valve; • pulmonary veins: 4 in number (right and left pairs); carry blood from the right and left lungs to drain into the ___________________________ to complete the pulmonary circuit; coloured red in models since they carry oxygenated blood (the only veins to do so); do not contain valves; • pulmonary trunk: also referred to as the main pulmonary artery; terminally divides into the right and left pulmonary arteries; carries deoxygenated blood from the _____________________________ to the lungs; coloured blue in models since it carries deoxygenated blood (the only arteries to do so); origin of pulmonary blood circuit; • aorta: carries blood from the _____________________________ of the heart to most parts of the body; origin of systemic blood circuit. answers only

The vena cava is a blood vessel in the circulatory system. Which of the following statements about the vena cava is correct?The vena cava carries oxygenated blood to the lungsThe vena cava carries deoxygenated blood to the lungsThe vena cava carries deoxygenated blood to the heartThe vena cava carries oxygenated blood to the body

Describe the flow of blood through the heart and the blood vessels that branch from the heart, starting with the inferior and superior vena cavas.