The Inferior Vena Cava

Inferior Vena Cava

Venae cavae are the two largest veins in the body. These blood vessels carry de-oxygenated blood from various regions of the body to the right atrium of the heart. As the de-oxygenated blood is returned to the heart and continues to flow through the cardiac cycle, it is transported to the lungs where it becomes oxygenated. The blood then travels back to the heart and is pumped out to the rest of the body via the aorta. Oxygen depleted blood is returned to the heart again via the venae cavae