Cardiovascular

Cardiovascular

The heart and blood vessels, by which blood is pumped and circulated through the body.

Contributors in Cardiovascular

Cardiovascular

The sigmoid sinuses (left & right), within the human head, are two areas beneath the brain which allow blood to drain inferiorly from the posterior center of the head. They drain from the transverse ...

external jugular vein

Anatomy; Cardiovascular

The external jugular vein receives the greater part of the blood from the exterior of the cranium and the deep parts of the face, being formed by the junction of the posterior division of the ...

internal jugular vein

Anatomy; Cardiovascular

The two internal jugular veins collect the blood from the brain, the superficial parts of the face, and the neck.

inferior thyroid vein

Anatomy; Cardiovascular

The inferior thyroid veins two, frequently three or four, in number, arise in the venous plexus on the thyroid gland, communicating with the middle and superior thyroid veins.

pulmonary arteries

Anatomy; Cardiovascular

The pulmonary arteries carry deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs. They are the only arteries (other than umbilical arteries in the fetus) that carry deoxygenated blood.

inferior vena cava

Anatomy; Cardiovascular

The inferior vena cava (or IVC), also known as the posterior vena cava, is the large vein that carries de-oxygenated blood from the lower half of the body into the right atrium of the heart.

hepatic veins

Anatomy; Cardiovascular

In human anatomy, the hepatic veins are the blood vessels that drain de-oxygenated blood from the liver and blood cleaned by the liver (from the stomach, pancreas, small intestine and colon) into the ...