Connect Access Card for Anatomy & Physiology
Connect Access Card for Anatomy & Physiology
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ISBN: 9781259133008
Author: Michael McKinley, Valerie O'Loughlin, Theresa Bidle
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 20.9, Problem 31WDYL

a.

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To determine:

The body regions that are drained by (a) the superior vena cava, and (b) the inferior vena cava.

Concept introduction:

Veins are thin walled blood vessels that bring blood into the heart from the whole body. The blood that they carry is deoxygenated blood which goes to the heart for purification. The two main types of the veins are: superior vena cava and inferior vena cava.

To determine:

The body region that are drained by the superior vena cava.

b.

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The body region that are drained by the inferior vena cava.

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Connect Access Card for Anatomy & Physiology

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