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First he separated the superior and inferior venae cavae, the two large vessels that return blood from the body into the right atrium, and severed them.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2019
The goal was to empty the heart of all air bubbles before reconnecting it to its prime source of blood, via the venae cavae.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2019
The two major systemic veins, the superior and inferior venae cavae, and the large coronary vein called the coronary sinus that drains the heart myocardium empty into the right atrium.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Blood is flowing into the right atrium from the superior and inferior venae cavae and the coronary sinus.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The tricuspid valves are placed, like gate-keepers, at the entrance into the ventricles from the venae cavae and pulmonary veins, lest the blood when most forcibly impelled should flow back.
From The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) by Various
