Look up vena in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Vena may refer to: Cornel Vena (1932–2017), Romanian Olympic modern pentathlete Gary Vena, American academic...
The inferior vena cava is a large vein that carries the deoxygenated blood from the lower and middle body into the right atrium of the heart. It is formed...
In anatomy, the venae cavae (/ˈviːni ˈkeɪvi/; sg.: vena cava /ˈviːnə ˈkeɪvə/; from Latin 'hollow veins') are two large veins (great vessels) that return...
The superior vena cava (SVC) is the superior of the two venae cavae, the great venous trunks that return deoxygenated blood from the systemic circulation...
Vena Sera is the fourth studio album by American rock band Chevelle, released on April 3, 2007, through Epic Records. Many of the tracks on this album...
The 2S31 Vena (Russian: "2С31 Вена") is a Russian amphibious self-propelled 120 mm mortar system. "2S31" is its GRAU designation. The 2S31 consists of...
of the right brachiocephalic vein. These veins merge to form the superior vena cava, a great vessel, posterior to the junction of the first costal cartilage...
Vena contracta is the point in a fluid stream where the diameter of the stream is the least, and the fluid velocity is at its maximum, such as in the case...
draining itself towards the superior vena cava. It connects the systems of superior vena cava and inferior vena cava and can provide an alternative path...
Vena amoris is a Latin name meaning, literally, "vein of love". Traditional belief established that this vein ran directly from the fourth finger of the...
Cornel Vena (20 October 1932 – 18 April 2017) was a Romanian modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics. In 1954, Vena won the first Romanian...
Claudio Vena is an Italian-born composer for film and television, now living and working in Canada. Vena has written the score for the feature film, Silver...
Vena II (alternatively known as Vena: Chapter 2) is the third maxi-single by Japanese rock band Coldrain, released on 17 August 2016. Originally intended...
Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS), is a group of symptoms caused by obstruction of the superior vena cava ("SVC"), a short, wide vessel carrying circulating...
are veins that take blood from the head back to the heart via the superior vena cava. The internal jugular vein descends next to the internal carotid artery...
Agenesis of the vena cava is a genetic defect of the inferior vena cava. It comes about when, during development of the foetus, the right subcardinal vein...
The valve of the inferior vena cava (Eustachian valve) is a venous valve that lies at the junction of the inferior vena cava and right atrium. In prenatal...
(also foramen of vena cava, vena caval foramen) is an opening in the central tendon of diaphragm giving passage to the inferior vena cava as well as to...
inferior vena cava filter is a medical device made of metal that is implanted by vascular surgeons or interventional radiologists into the inferior vena cava...
Vena comitans is Latin for accompanying vein and is also known as a satellite vein. It refers to a vein that is usually paired, with both veins lying on...
veins are the veins that drain venous blood from the liver into the inferior vena cava (as opposed to the hepatic portal vein which conveys blood from the...
veins of the right axilla, viewed from in front. Details Identifiers Latin vena profunda TA98 A12.0.00.035 TA2 3909 FMA 76718 Anatomical terminology [edit...
Inferior vena cava syndrome (IVCS) is a very rare constellation of symptoms resulting from either an obstruction, or stenosis of the inferior vena cava....
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