MASTERING ANATOMY ACCESS CODE
MASTERING ANATOMY ACCESS CODE
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ISBN: 9781269868341
Author: Pearson
Publisher: PEARSON C
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Chapter 21, Problem 9RFT
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Match the term superior vena cava with the most closely related descriptions given below:

Vein to the left atrium

Covers outer surface of the heart

Supplies blood to heart muscle

Lines inner surface of fibrous pericardium

Slow heart rate

Functional syncytium

Muscular wall of the heart

Relaxation phase of the cardiac cycle

Vein to the right atrium

Contraction phase of the cardiac cycle

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The SVC (superior vena cava) is considered superior among the two venae cavae. It is found located in the anterior potion of the right superior mediastinum. It is majorly formed by the right as well as the left brachiocephalic veins. It carries deoxygenated blood from the upper body parts to the heart. It is a vein, which receives deoxygenated blood from the brachiocephalic veins (left and right).

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