Precava (Noun)
Meaning
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The superior vena cava is a large vein formed by the junction of the left and right brachiocephalic veins and empties into the right atrium.
- Blood from the upper part of the body flows into the superior vena cava before being transported to the heart.
- The superior vena cava is one of the two main veins in the body that return blood back to the heart.
- Blood vessels, including the superior vena cava and aortic artery, are formed during early development in the fetus.
- Due to its connection with the azygos and brachiocephalic veins, superior vena cava is essential in returning deoxygenated blood.