opening of inferior vena cava
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Inferior vena cava — Infobox Vein | Name = PAGENAME Latin = vena cava inferior GraySubject = 173 GrayPage = 677 Image Heart diagram 250px Caption = Anterior (frontal) view of the opened heart. White arrows indicate normal blood flow. Caption2 = DrainsFrom = Source =… … Wikipedia
vena cava — /vee neuh kay veuh/, pl. venae cavae /vee nee kay vee/. Anat. either of two large veins discharging blood into the right atrium of the heart, one (superior vena cava or precava) conveying blood from the head, chest, and upper extremities and the… … Universalium
opening — A gap in or entrance to an organ, tube, or cavity. SEE ALSO: aperture, fossa, ostium, orifice, pore. access o. SYN: access. aortic o. SYN: aortic hiatus … Medical dictionary
Caval opening — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = foramen venae cavae GraySubject = 117 GrayPage = 406 Caption = The diaphragm. Under surface. (Vena caval foramen labeled near top center, in white region.) Caption2 = Superior vena cava, inferior vena cava … Wikipedia
Left atrioventricular opening — Latin ostium atrioventriculare sinistrum Gray s subject #139 533 The left atrioventricular opening (mitral orifice) is placed below and to the left of the aortic orifice. It is a little smaller than the corresponding aperture of the opposite side … Wikipedia
Сердце — (cor) является главным элементом сердечно сосудистой системы, обеспечивающим кровоток в сосудах, и представляет собой полый мышечный орган конусообразной формы, располагающийся за грудиной на сухожильном центре диафрагмы, между правой и левой… … Атлас анатомии человека
orifice — Any aperture or opening. SEE ALSO: aperture, opening, os, ostium, meatus. SYN: orificium [TA]. [L. orificium] anal o. SYN: anus. aortic o. [TA] the opening from the left … Medical dictionary
Thoracic diaphragm — diaphragm Respiratory system Latin diaphragma Artery Pericardiacophrenic artery … Wikipedia
ostium — A small opening, especially one of entrance into a hollow organ or canal. SEE ALSO: orifice, opening, os, mouth (2). [L. door, entrance, mouth] o. abdominale tubae uterinae [TA] SYN: abdominal o. of uterine tube … Medical dictionary
human cardiovascular system — ▪ anatomy Introduction organ system that conveys blood through vessels to and from all parts of the body, carrying nutrients and oxygen to tissues and removing carbon dioxide and other wastes. It is a closed tubular system in which the… … Universalium
