The human body has two types of blood vessels – arteries and veins. The arteries carry oxygenated blood or blood rich in oxygen from the heart to the various parts of the body. The veins carry deoxygenated blood or blood rich in carbon dioxide from various parts of the body back to the heart. There […]
The inferior vena cava, abbreviated as IVC, is alternatively known as posterior vena cava. The inferior vena cava is a large vein that enters the right atrium of the heart. It is one of the most significant veins in the human body tasked with transporting or carrying deoxygenated blood from the entire lower part of […]