Great veins
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The term Great veins refers to one of the following veins:
- Superior vena cavaSuperior vena cavaThe superior vena cava is truly superior, a large diameter, yet short, vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the upper half of the body to the heart's right atrium...
, a large diameter, yet short, vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the upper half of the body to the heart's right atrium - Inferior vena cavaInferior vena cavaThe inferior vena cava , 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....
, the large vein that carries de-oxygenated blood from the lower half of the body into the right atrium of the heart - One of the four pulmonary veins