venae cavae
- plural of vena cava.
Example Sentences
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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
There are also low-pressure baroreceptors located in the walls of the venae cavae and right atrium.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The blood in the superior and inferior venae cavae flows into the right atrium, which pumps blood into the right ventricle.
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
