Uberon definition : A vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the upper half of the body into the right
atrium of the heart.;
Uberon synonym : superior caval vein; superior vena cava;
Uberon related term : precava; cranial vena cava;
Uberon Homology note : Phylogenetic modifications within this basic pattern of arteries and veins are largely
correlated with functional changes. In the transition from water to land, gills gave
way to lungs, accompanied by the establishment of a pulmonary circulation. In some
fishes and certainly in tetrapods, the cardinal veins become less involved in blood
return. Instead, the composite, prominent postcava (posterior vena cava) arose to
drain the posterior part of the body and the precava (anterior vena cava) developed
to drain the anterior part of the body.[well established][VHOG];
Uberon Taxon note : The mouse has both left and right anterior vena cava. adult humans only have a right.
Postnatally the left regresses and becomes non-functional (Wessels and Sedmera 2003).
In the mouse, The right pulmonary vein passes dorsal to the right superior vena cava,
the left pulmonary dorsal to the left superior vena cava (Biology of the Laboratory
Mouse, Green).;