Inferior Vena Cava

Common iliac veins empty the ______.

lower extremities and pelvis

Common iliac veins converge where to form what?

at approximately the level of the umbilicus to form the inferior vena cava

Gonadal veins empty ______.

the testes or ovaries

Do the left and right gonadal veins empty into the same location?

no!

The left gonadal vein courses which way with respect to the IVC?

parallel and lateral

The left gonadal vein empties into the _________.

left renal vein

The right gonadal vein courses which way with respect to the IVC?

parallel

The right gonadal vein empties into the _______.

anterolateral aspect of the IVC

How many hepatic veins are there? What are they?

3; right, middle, and left

What do each of the hepatic veins empty?

the liver

- right: right lobe

- middle: caudate lobe

- left: left lobe

Normally, the 3 hepatic veins first meet where and then empty where?

they meet at the superior aspect of the liver and empty into the anterior aspect of the IVC

The inferior phrenic veins drain the ______.

diaphragm

The inferior phrenic veins empty into ______.

the lateral aspect of the IVC

Describe the location and structure of the inferior vena cava.

retroperitoneal tubular structure

Outline the pathway of the inferior vena cava.

- superiorly starting at convergence of common iliac veins

- lower abdomen

- just to the right of the spine

- through the abdomen and chest

- right atrium of heart

List the IVC sections in order from superior to inferior.

- hepatic

- prerenal

- renal

- postrenal

The lumbar veins empty the ______________ into the __________.

empty the posterior abdominal wall into the lateral aspect of the IVC in multiple paired sites

The renal veins empty the _______.

kidneys

The suprarenal veins empty the _______.

adrenal glands

Where does the right suprerenal empty into?

either the IVC or the RRV

Where does the left suprarenal vein empty into?

left renal vein

Sketch and label the sections of the inferior vena cava

Sketch and label the inferior vena cava and major tributaries