MICROANATOMY

BLOOD CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM LYMPHOID ORGANS

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The latin translation of ‘Vena cava’ is
A
Hollow cell
B
Red cell
C
White cell
D
clotting cell
E
Hollow vein
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The inferior vena cava (or IVC) (Latin: vena, vein, cavus, hollow), is the inferior of the two venae cavae, the large veins that carry deoxygenated blood from the body into the right atrium of the heart.

Detailed explanation-2: -Vena cava is from the Latin for hollow vein 2.

Detailed explanation-3: -At that time two names existed for the inferior vena cava: vena magna (the “big” vein) and vena cava (the “hollow” vein).

Detailed explanation-4: -In anatomy, the venae cavae (/ˈviːni ˈkeɪvi/; singular: vena cava /ˈviːnə ˈkeɪvə/; from Latin ‘hollow veins’) are two large veins (great vessels) that return deoxygenated blood from the body into the heart.

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