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Vena cava

High school (ages 12+)
Human Body

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/vena-cava

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. What is the vascular classification?

  2. 2. What is the embryological origin?

  3. 3. What is the vena cava and why is it important?

  4. 4. How do the superior and inferior vena cava differ?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Systemic Circulation

  • Venous Return

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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