name	superior_vena_cava
namespace	http://cytomer.bioinf.med.uni-goettingen.de#
parent	 vein_of_trunk 
nameMedicineSynonym []	Kava superior
comment [de]	große, klappenlose Vene, die sauerstoffarmes Blut zum rechten Herzvorhof führt; sammelt sauerstoffarmes Blut aus der oberen Körperhälfte; zieht an der Innenseite der rechten Pleurakuppel abwärts, nimmt vor Eintritt in Herzbeutel und rechten Vorhof die Vena azygos auf
label [de]	obere Hohlvene
ACC []	cy0000260
comment [en]	Returns blood from the head and neck, upper limbs, and thorax to the posterosuperior aspect of the right atrium; formed in the superior mediastinum by union of the two brachiocephalic veins
organNo []	481
speciesNo []	86
label [en]	superior vena cava
label [med]	Vena cava superior
isFedBy	brachiocephalic_vein_right_and_left
hasPart	cerebral_veins
isPartOf	middle_mediastinum
isPartOf	Carnegie_Stage_20
hasPart	azygos_vein
hasPart	brachiocephalic_vein_right_and_left
isPartOf	superior_mediastinum
becomes	vein
isPartOf	Carnegie_Stage_19
isPartOf	http://cytomer.bioinf.med.uni-goettingen.de/system#cardiovascular_system
hasPart	common_cardinal_vein_derivative
drainsInto	right_atrium
hasPart	internal_jugular_vein_right_and_left
hasPart	orbital_veins_right_and_left