superior vena cava

Summary

superior vena cava is a vein^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of vein entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (142 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• superior vena cava's image is recorded as Diagram of the human heart (cropped).svg^[3].
• superior vena cava's instance of is recorded as vein^[4].
• superior vena cava's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity^[5].
• superior vena cava's subclass of is recorded as vena cava^[6].
• superior vena cava's subclass of is recorded as trunk of systemic vein^[7].
• superior vena cava's subclass of is recorded as particular anatomical entity^[8].
• superior vena cava's opposite of is recorded as inferior vena cava^[9].
• superior vena cava's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D014683^[10].
• superior vena cava's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01k45t^[11].
• superior vena cava's MeSH tree code is recorded as A07.015.908.949.815^[12].
• superior vena cava's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph795910^[13].
• superior vena cava's Terminologia Anatomica 98 ID is recorded as A12.3.03.001^[14].
• superior vena cava's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)^[15].
• superior vena cava's Foundational Model of Anatomy ID is recorded as 4720^[16].
• superior vena cava's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/superior-vena-cava^[17].
• superior vena cava's UBERON ID is recorded as 0001585^[18].
• superior vena cava's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C12816^[19].
• superior vena cava's arterial supply is recorded as aorta^[20].
• superior vena cava's venous drainage is recorded as right atrium^[21].
• superior vena cava's connects with is recorded as right atrium^[22].
• superior vena cava's connects with is recorded as brachiocephalic vein^[23].
• superior vena cava's UMLS CUI is recorded as C0042459^[24].
• superior vena cava's has anatomical branch is recorded as right brachiocephalic vein^[25].
• superior vena cava's has anatomical branch is recorded as left brachiocephalic vein^[26].
• superior vena cava's has anatomical branch is recorded as azygos vein^[27].

Why It Matters

superior vena cava ranks in the top 7% of vein entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (142 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]