superior vena cava (SVC)

Function: - the great vein of the superior thorax, returning blood from the head & neck, upper extremities & thorax to the right atrium Structure: - it is joined in the superior mediastinum by union of the 2 brachiocephalic veins & empties into the posterior superior aspect of the right atrium

Related

superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome vestigial left superior vena cava (vein of Marshall)

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999