Inferior Vena Cava

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Hepatic Veins
Suprarenal Vein
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Gonadal Vein
Inferior Phrenic Vein
Lumbar Veins
Common Iliac Vein
Median Sacral Vein

  • almost immediately enters right atrium
  • conveys most of blood from below diaphragm to heart
  • formed by union of common iliac veins 
    • behind right common iliac artery
    • level of fifth lumbar vertebra
  • ascends on right side of aorta
  • pierces central tendon of diaphragm
    • opposite T8
  • drains into right atrium of heart
 

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