Valve of the inferior vena cava
- Valve of the inferior vena cava
Infobox Anatomy
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Latin = valvula venae cavae inferioris
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Caption = Interior of right side of heart. (Valve of inf. vena cava labeled at lower left.)
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The valve of the inferior vena cava (eustachian valve) serves to direct the blood into the right atrium.The Eustachian Valve (EV) also called «valvulae venae cavae inferioris» has been described for the first time by the Italian anatomist: Bartolomeo Eustachi (born between 1500 and 1513, died 1574 ).
ee also
* Inferior vena cavaThe eustachian valve is the valve at the distal end of the inferior vena cava the passes blood from the lower extremities into the Right Atrium of the heart
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* - "Right atrium, internal structure, anterior view"
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