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Blood Vessels and Circulation
Systemic Veins Returning Blood to the Heart
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Systemic veins return deoxygenated blood from body tissues to the right atrium of the heart. In the human circulatory system, three main systemic veins carry this blood back to the heart. They are the coronary sinus, the superior vena cava, and the inferior vena cava.
The coronary sinus is the he...
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Systemic veins drain deoxygenated blood from the tissues and return it to the right atrium of the heart.
The coronary sinus, located in the posterior coronary sulcus, is a large systemic vein. In addition to smaller tributaries, the coronary sinus receives blood from three major channels: the posteriorly located middle and small cardiac v...
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