Vein, superior vena cava
A large vein that receives blood from the head, neck, upper extremities, and thorax and empties it into the right atrium of the heart.
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The orbital cavity is drained by paired veins called the superior and inferior ophthalmic veins. The superior ophthalmic vein arises at the inner angle of orbit and follows the course of ophthalmic artery into the cavernous sinus, a greatly dilated (widened) channel of venous blood. The inferior ophthalmic vein arises from a venous network at […]
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