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Vena cava — Edexcel GCSE Physical Education Definition

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GCSE Physical Education · key term

Vena cava

Definition

The main vein bringing deoxygenated blood from the body into the right atrium.

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Edexcel GCSE Physical Education · 1PE0

Specification 1.2.2 · Paper 1

After delivering oxygen to body tissues, blood returns through the vena cava into the right atrium. The atrium contracts, moving blood through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle.
Revise: Structure of the cardiovascular system

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Related key terms

Aorta
Atrium
Bicuspid valve
Cardiovascular system
Deoxygenated blood

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Oxygenated blood

Pulmonary artery

Semi-lunar valve