superior vena cava 4480

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superior vena cava

Identification

Official Latin term	vena cava superior
Official term	superior vena cava
Unit identifier	TAH:U4480
Unit type	single
Materiality	material

Navigation

Link to the unit	superior vena cava
Links of entity	generic: superior vena cava
Entity-oriented links	Universal page Definition page
External links	Gray 1918 TA98 FMA PubMed Wikipedia Radiopedia Science Direct
Partonomic links	Level 2: venous system Short Extended
	Level 3: superior vena cava Short Extended
Taxonomic links	Level 2: segment of organ Short Extended
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Non Latin primary language

Taxonomic definition

The superior vena cava is a trunk of systemic vein

[truncus venae systemicae

] which drains deoxygenated blood from the upper body above the diaphragm [diaphragma

] into the right atrium [atrium dextrum

Partonomy

TAH:E10200	human body
TAH:U3568	cardiovascular system
TAH:U4418	venous system
TAH:U4480	superior vena cava

TAH:U15429	confluence of brachio cephalic veins
TAH:U4481	brachiocephalic vein (pair)

TAH:U4486	pericardial veins (pair)
TAH:U4487	pericardiophrenic veins (pair)
TAH:U4488	mediastinal veins of (pair)
TAH:U4489	bronchial veins (pair)
TAH:U4490	tracheal veins (pair)
TAH:U4491	oesophageal veins (pair)
TAH:U4492	vertebral vein (pair)

TAH:U4493	occipital vein (pair)
TAH:U4494	anterior vertebral vein (pair)
TAH:U4495	accessory vertebral vein (pair)
TAH:U4496	suboccipital venous plexus (pair)

TAH:U4497	deep cervical vein (pair)
TAH:U4498	internal thoracic vein (pair)

TAH:U4499	superior epigastric veins (pair)
TAH:U4500	abdominal subcutaneous veins (pair)
TAH:U4501	musculophrenic veins (pair)
TAH:U4502	anterior intercostal veins (pair)

TAH:U15400	first anterior intercostal vein (pair)
TAH:U15401	second anterior intercostal vein (pair)
TAH:U15402	third anterior intercostal vein (pair)
TAH:U15403	fourth anterior intercostal vein (pair)
TAH:U15404	fifth anterior intercostal vein (pair)
TAH:U15405	sixth anterior intercostal vein (pair)
TAH:U15406	seventh anterior intercostal vein (pair)
TAH:U15407	eighth anterior intercostal vein (pair)
TAH:U15408	ninth anterior intercostal vein (pair)
TAH:U15409	tenth anterior intercostal vein (pair)
TAH:U15410	eleventh anterior intercostal vein (pair)

TAH:U15488

xiphoid venous arch

TAH:U4503	supreme intercostal vein (pair)
TAH:U4505	internal jugular vein (pair)

TAH:U4506

superior bulb of internal jugular vein (pair)

TAH:U4507

jugular body (pair)

TAH:U4508	vein of cochlear aqueduct (pair)
TAH:U4509	inferior bulb of internal jugular vein (pair)
TAH:U4510	pharyngeal plexus (pair)
TAH:U4511	pharyngeal veins (pair)
TAH:U4512	meningeal veins (pair)
TAH:U4513	lingual vein (pair)

TAH:U4514	dorsal lingual veins (pair)
TAH:U4515	accompanying vein of hypoglossal nerve (pair)
TAH:U4516	sublingual vein (pair)
TAH:U4517	deep lingual vein (pair)

TAH:U4518	superior thyroid vein (pair)
TAH:U4519	middle thyroid veins (pair)
TAH:U4520	sternocleidomastoid vein (pair)
TAH:U4521	superior laryngeal vein (pair)
TAH:U10725	common facial vein (pair)

TAH:U4522

facial vein (pair)

TAH:U4523	angular vein (pair)
TAH:U4524	supratrochlear veins (pair)
TAH:U4525	supraorbital vein (pair)
TAH:U4526	superior palpebral veins (pair)
TAH:U4527	external nasal veins (pair)
TAH:U4528	inferior palpebral veins (pair)
TAH:U4529	superior labial vein (pair)
TAH:U4530	inferior labial veins (pair)
TAH:U4531	deep facial vein (pair)
TAH:U4532	anterior parotid veins of (pair)
TAH:U4533	external palatine vein (pair)
TAH:U4534	submental vein (pair)

TAH:U15790

anterior subdivision of retromandibular vein (pair)

TAH:U4535

retromandibular vein (pair)

TAH:U4536	superficial temporal veins (pair)
TAH:U4537	middle temporal vein (pair)
TAH:U4538	transverse facial vein (pair)
TAH:U4539	maxillary veins (pair)
TAH:U4540	pterygoid plexus (pair)

TAH:U4541	middle meningeal veins (pair)
TAH:U4542	deep temporal veins (pair)
TAH:U15791	pterygoid veins (pair)

TAH:U15792	masseteric veins (pair)
TAH:U4543	vein of pterygoid canal (pair)
TAH:U14798	sphenopalatine vein (pair)
TAH:U14946	palatine veins (pair)
TAH:U15486	cavernous plexuses of conchae (pair)
TAH:U15793	inferior ophthalmic vein (pair)

TAH:U15485

infraorbital vein (pair)

TAH:U15800	posterior superior alveolar veins (pair)
TAH:U15802	inferior alveolar vein (pair)

TAH:U15803

dental veins of (pair)

TAH:U4544	anterior auricular veins of (pair)
TAH:U15794	buccal veins (pair)
TAH:U4545	posterior parotid veins of (pair)
TAH:U4546	articular veins of (pair)
TAH:U4547	tympanic veins (pair)
TAH:U4548	stylomastoid vein (pair)

TAH:U15487

vascular knee (pair)

TAH:U4549

external jugular vein (pair)

TAH:U4550	posterior auricular vein (pair)
TAH:U14793	posterior subdivision of retromandibular vein (pair)

TAH:U4535

retromandibular vein

TAH:U4551

anterior jugular vein (pair)

TAH:U4552

jugular venous arch (pair)

TAH:U4553	suprascapular vein (pair)
TAH:U15490	vein of suprascapular notch (pair)
TAH:U4554	transverse cervical veins (pair)

TAH:U4666

azygos vein

TAH:U4667	arch of azygos vein
TAH:U4668	first right posterior intercostal vein

TAH:U15370	second right posterior intercostal vein
TAH:U15371	third right posterior intercostal vein

TAH:U4670

accessory hemiazygos vein

TAH:U15380	second left posterior intercostal vein
TAH:U15381	pedal vein
TAH:U15372	fourth left posterior intercostal vein
TAH:U15373	fifth left posterior intercostal vein
TAH:U15374	sixth left posterior intercostal vein
TAH:U15375	seventh left posterior intercostal vein
TAH:U15376	eighth left posterior intercostal vein
TAH:U15392	left oesophageal veins of
TAH:U15445	left bronchial veins of
TAH:U15446	left pericardial veins of
TAH:U15447	left mediastinal veins of
TAH:U15448	left superior phrenic vein

TAH:U4669

hemiazygos vein

TAH:U15377	ninth left posterior intercostal vein
TAH:U15378	tenth left posterior intercostal vein
TAH:U15379	eleventh left posterior intercostal vein
TAH:U15444	left subcostal vein
TAH:U15442	left ascending lumbar vein

TAH:U15443

left lumbar veins

TAH:U15436	first left lumbar vein
TAH:U15437	second left lumbar vein
TAH:U15434	third left lumbar vein
TAH:U15435	fourth left lumbar vein
TAH:U4746	iliolumbar vein

TAH:U15395

lumbar communicating vein

TAH:U4671	right oesophageal veins of
TAH:U4672	right bronchial veins of
TAH:U4673	right pericardial veins of
TAH:U4674	right mediastinal veins of
TAH:U4675	right superior phrenic vein
TAH:U4679	right posterior intercostal veins

TAH:U4668	first right posterior intercostal vein
TAH:U15370	second right posterior intercostal vein
TAH:U15371	third right posterior intercostal vein
TAH:U15362	fourth right posterior intercostal vein
TAH:U15363	fifth right posterior intercostal vein
TAH:U15364	sixth right posterior intercostal vein
TAH:U15365	seventh right posterior intercostal vein
TAH:U15366	eighth right posterior intercostal vein
TAH:U15367	ninth right posterior intercostal vein
TAH:U15368	tenth right posterior intercostal vein
TAH:U15369	eleventh right posterior intercostal vein

TAH:U4678	right subcostal vein
TAH:U4676	right ascending lumbar vein

TAH:U4677

right lumbar veins

TAH:U15357	first right lumbar vein
TAH:U15433	second right lumbar vein
TAH:U15434	third left lumbar vein
TAH:U15435	fourth left lumbar vein
TAH:U4746	iliolumbar vein

TAH:U15525

cavocaval anastomoses

TAH:U15526

subcutaneous cavocaval anastomosis

TAH:U4780	superficial epigastric vein
TAH:U4703	thoracoepigastric vein

TAH:U15527

muscular cavocaval anastomosis

TAH:U4772	inferior epigastric vein
TAH:U4499	superior epigastric vein

TAH:U15528

retroperitoneal cavocaval anastomosis

TAH:U4729	lumbar vein
TAH:U4730	ascending lumbar vein

TAH:U15529

vertebral cavocaval anastomosis

TAH:U9072	vertebral venous plexus
TAH:U777	vertebral canal

TAH:U15382

posterior intercostal veins (pair)

Total

170 children

Taxonomy

FMA:62955	anatomical entity
FMA:61775	physical entity
FMA:67165	material entity
FMA:305751	anatomical structure
FMA:67135	postnatal anatomical structure
FMA:82472	cardinal part of organ
FMA:67619	region of organ
FMA:86140	segment of organ
FMA:306412	ERR1
FMA:50722	segment of vascular hollow organ
FMA:312599	segment of blood vessel tree organ
FMA:63183	sanguine vessel
FMA:30314	venous trunk
FMA:62512	trunk of systemic vein
FMA:4720	superior vena cava

Date: 28.06.2023

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