KINESIOL 1YY3 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Superior Vena Cava, Inferior Vena Cava, Coronary Sinus

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: KINESIOL 1YY3
• Professor: Krista Howarth

Document Summary

Any vessel bringing blood back to the ra (from body heart) Major veins into the ra: coronary sinus. Back of the heart & drains coronary circulation veins: superior vena cava. Drains blood from: head, neck, thorax & upper limbs: inferior vena caca. Drains blood from: abdomen, pelvis & lower limbs. Just beneath the skin; will have names we haven"t seen before: deep. Run alongside arteries; will have the same names with arteries: sinuses. Branches to the l & r brachiocephalic l & r internal/external jugular. Internal jugular: drains structures found within cranial cavity. External jugular: drains muscles, skin & bone surrounding face. R/l brachiocephalic r/l subclavian r/l cephalic (superficial; drain upper portions of upper limb) R/l subclavian r/l axillary r/l brachial or r/l median cubital (supplies blood when getting blood taken) Remember it goes in the reverse order b/c going towards heart. R/l hepatic veins drain into interior vena cava from the liver.