Great vessels

Great vessels

Great vessels is a term used to refer collectively to the primary blood vessels, which include:
*Vena cavae
**Superior vena cava
**Inferior vena cava
*Pulmonary artery
**Pulmonary trunk
**Right pulmonary artery
**Left pulmonary artery
*Pulmonary veins
**Right superior
**Right inferior
**Left superior
**Left inferior
*Aorta


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