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  2. Fetal circulation - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of the human fetal circulatory system. Oxygenated blood from the placenta is carried to the fetus by the umbilical vein, which will drain into the inferior vena cava (IVC) through the ductus venosus or the liver. [ 5 ]

  3. Superior vena cava - Wikipedia

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    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 to the right atrium of the heart. It is a large-diameter (24 mm) short length vein that receives venous return from the upper half of the body, above the diaphragm .

  4. Venae cavae - Wikipedia

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    In anatomy, the venae cavae (/ ˈ v iː n i ˈ k eɪ v i /; [1] sg.: vena cava / ˈ v iː n ə ˈ k eɪ v ə /; from Latin 'hollow veins') [2] are two large veins (great vessels) that return deoxygenated blood from the body into the heart. In humans they are the superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava, and both empty into the right atrium ...

  5. Great vessels - Wikipedia

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    Superior vena cava; Inferior vena cava; Pulmonary arteries; Pulmonary veins; Aorta; Transposition of the great vessels is a group of congenital heart defects involving an abnormal spatial arrangement of any of the great vessels. [4]

  6. Pemberton's sign - Wikipedia

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    A positive Pemberton's sign is indicative of superior vena cava syndrome (SVC), commonly the result of a mass in the mediastinum.Although the sign is most commonly described in patients with substernal goiters where the goiter "corks off" the thoracic inlet, [4] the maneuver is potentially useful in any patient with adenopathy, tumor, or fibrosis involving the mediastinum.

  7. Aortocaval compression syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Aortocaval compression syndrome, also known as supine hypotensive syndrome, is compression of the abdominal aorta and inferior vena cava by the gravid uterus when a pregnant woman lies on her back, i.e. in the supine position.

  8. Crista terminalis - Wikipedia

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    The crista terminalis (also known as the terminal crest, [citation needed] or crista terminalis of His [1]) is a vertical ridge on the [2]: 56 posterolateral [3] inner surface of the adult right atrium extending between the superior vena cava, and the inferior vena cava.

  9. Brachiocephalic artery - Wikipedia

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    right - superior vena cava, right brachiocephalic vein, and pleura left - left common carotid artery and thymus The thymus typically sits atop the brachiocephalic artery, and it separates the artery from the posterior surface of the manubrium of sternum .