loading...| Preferred Name |
superior vena cava |
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| Synonyms |
superior vena cava superior caval vein cranial vena cava vena maxima precava vena cava superior |
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| Definitions |
A vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the upper half of the body into the right atrium of the heart. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001585 |
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| ccf_is_provisional |
false |
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| ccf_part_of | ||
| ccf_pref_label |
superior vena cava |
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| connected to | ||
| definition |
A vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the upper half of the body into the right atrium of the heart. |
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| depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Venenwinkel.png |
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| has exact synonym |
superior vena cava superior caval vein |
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| has part | ||
| has related synonym |
cranial vena cava vena maxima precava vena cava superior |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| homology_notes |
Phylogenetic modifications within this basic pattern of arteries and veins are largely correlated with functional changes. In the transition from water to land, gills gave way to lungs, accompanied by the establishment of a pulmonary circulation. In some fishes and certainly in tetrapods, the cardinal veins become less involved in blood return. Instead, the composite, prominent postcava (posterior vena cava) arose to drain the posterior part of the body and the precava (anterior vena cava) developed to drain the anterior part of the body.[well established][VHOG] |
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| id |
UBERON:0001585 |
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| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
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| isDefinedBy | ||
| label |
anterior vena cava |
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| notation |
UBERON:0001585 |
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| prefLabel |
superior vena cava |
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| taxon_notes |
The mouse has both left and right anterior vena cava. adult humans only have a right. Postnatally the left regresses and becomes non-functional (Wessels and Sedmera 2003). In the mouse, The right pulmonary vein passes dorsal to the right superior vena cava, the left pulmonary dorsal to the left superior vena cava (Biology of the Laboratory Mouse, Green). |
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| xRef |
EHDAA:8726 galen:SuperiorVenaCava VHOG:0001195 MA:0000481 Wikipedia:Superior_vena_cava MESH:D014683 UMLS:C0042459 SCTID:181368006 EMAPA:18417 BTO:0002683 NCIT:C12816 FMA:4720 GAID:549 EHDAA2:0001962 |
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