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the superior and inferior vena cava carry blood into which chamber of the heart? right atrium left atrium left ventricle right ventricle
The superior vena cava carries de - oxygenated blood from the upper half of the body, and the inferior vena cava carries de - oxygenated blood from the lower half of the body. Both empty into the right atrium of the heart. The right atrium then pumps the blood into the right ventricle. The left atrium receives oxygenated blood from the lungs via the pulmonary veins, and the left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood out to the body.
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