Superior vena cava (SVC)

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The superior vena cava (SVC) is a short large-diameter vein that collects deoxygenated blood from the upper part of the body. It is about 2.8 inches (7 cm) long and 0.8 inches (2 cm) wide.

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External heart anatomy
Apex and base of heart
Surfaces of heart
Margins of heart
External sulci of heart
Neurovascular supply of heart
Coronary arteries (arterial blood supply of heart)
Coronary artery dominance
Right coronary artery (RCA)
Branches of right coronary artery
Branches of proximal segment of RCA
Branches of middle segment of RCA
Branches of distal segment of RCA
Left coronary artery (LCA)
Branches of left coronary artery
Left anterior descending artery (LAD)
Left circumflex artery (LCx)
Coronary veins (venous drainage of heart)
Greater cardiac venous system
Smaller cardiac venous system
Innervation of heart
Great vessels of heart
Ascending aorta
Pulmonary trunk
Pulmonary veins
Superior vena cava (SVC)
Inferior vena cava (IVC)
Pericardium
Relations of heart

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