Where Is Inferior Vena Cava?

James H. Sterling
James H. Sterling
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The Ivc Lies Along the Right Anterolateral Aspect of the Vertebral Column and Passes Through the Central Tendon of the Diaphragm Around the T8 Vertebral Level...

Where Is Inferior Vena Cava?

The IVC lies along the right anterolateral aspect of the vertebral column and passes through the central tendon of the diaphragm around the T8 vertebral level. The IVC is a large blood vessel responsible for transporting deoxygenated blood

deoxygenated blood
Most veins carry deoxygenated blood from the tissues back to the heart; exceptions are the pulmonary and umbilical veins, both of which carry oxygenated blood to the heart. In contrast to veins, arteries carry blood away from the heart. Veins are less muscular than arteries and are often closer to the skin.
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from the lower extremities and abdomen back to the right atrium of the heart.

Where does the inferior vena cava start and end?

The inferior vena cava arises from the confluence of the common iliac veins at the level of L5 vertebra, just inferior to the bifurcation of the abdominal aorta. It then ascends the posterior abdominal wall, to the right side of the aorta and the bodies of the L3-L5 vertebrae.

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Where is the superior and inferior vena cava located?

In humans there are the superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava, and both empty into the right atrium. They are located slightly off-center, toward the right side of the body. The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood through coronary sinus and two large veins called venae cavae.

James H. Sterling

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