MEDICAL BIOLOGY, HUMAN ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY - Y.I. Fedoniuk 2010

ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, PATHOLOGY

CHAPTER 5. BLOOD AND LYMPH CIRCULATION PROCESSES AND THEIR PATHOLOGY

VESSELS OF THE SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION

2. VEINS OF THE SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION

Blood from all Organs and Tissues drains into the superior and inferior venae cavae (Fig. 5.32), which empty into the right atrium. The PORTAL VEIN SYSTEM is distinguished as a separate entity.

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Fig. 5.32. Superior and inferior venae cavae and their tributaries

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