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    The inferior vena cava (IVC) is formed by the fusion of the left and right iliac veins at the L4/L5 vertebrae level. It runs to the right of the abdominal aorta and dorsal to the liver before entering the right atrium above the diaphragm. The IVC transports deoxygenated blood from the lower body back to the heart.

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    The inferior vena cava (IVC) is formed by the fusion of the left and right iliac veins at the L4/L5 vertebrae level. It runs to the right of the abdominal aorta and dorsal to the liver before entering the right atrium above the diaphragm. The IVC transports deoxygenated blood from the lower body back to the heart.

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    The inferior vena cava (IVC) is formed by the fusion of the left and right iliac veins at the L4/L5 vertebrae level. It runs to the right of the abdominal aorta and dorsal to the liver before entering the right atrium above the diaphragm. The IVC transports deoxygenated blood from the lower body back to the heart.

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    The inferior vena cava (IVC) is formed by the fusion of the left and right iliac veins at the L4/L5 vertebrae level. It runs to the right of the abdominal aorta and dorsal to the liver before entering the right atrium above the diaphragm. The IVC transports deoxygenated blood from the lower body back to the heart.

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    Inferior Vena Cava

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    • Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) = the lower vena cava (Latin for “hollow vein”)
    • Transports deoxygenated blood from the lower body back to the heart
    • It is formed by the fusion of the left and right iliacae communes (common iliac veins) at
    height L4/L5 (4th/5th lumbar vertebrae).
    • Runs to the right side of the aorta abdominalis (abdominal aorta), ventral right to the
    vertebral column.
    • Runs dorsally to the liver, embedded in the posterior part of the liver
    • Enters the diaphragm directly after passing the liver to enter the right atrium directly cranial
    of the diaphragm.

    By O.P.Gobée, R. Slagter, dept. Anatomy & Embryology, LUMC, Netherlands.


    License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike - CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International.
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    Coronal 730
    • It is formed at the height of L4/L5
    (4th/5th lumbar vertebrae) by fusion
    of the left and right iliacae
    communes (common iliac veins).
    • It runs to the right side of the aorta
    abdominalis (abdominal aorta),
    ventral right to the vertebral column.

    By O.P.Gobée, R. Slagter, dept. Anatomy & Embryology, LUMC, Netherlands.


    License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike - CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International.
    Coronal 790
    • Runs dorsally to the liver,
    embedded in the posterior part of
    the liver.
    • Enters the diaphragm directly after
    passing the liver to enter the right
    atrium directly cranial to the
    diaphragm.

    Transversaal 1500
    • Runs dorsally to the liver,
    embedded in the posterior part of
    the liver.

    By O.P.Gobée, R. Slagter, dept. Anatomy & Embryology, LUMC, Netherlands.


    License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike - CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International.

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