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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:anatomical_structure
gptkb:artery
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gptkbp:adjacentTo
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gptkb:aorta
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gptkbp:diameter
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2-3 cm
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gptkbp:drainedBy
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abdomen
pelvis
lower body
lower limbs
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gptkbp:emptiesInto
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right atrium
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gptkbp:firstDescribed
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Galen
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gptkbp:formedBy
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union of left and right common iliac veins
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gptkbp:function
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returns deoxygenated blood to the heart
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gptkbp:hasFMAID
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10951
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gptkbp:hasTAID
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A12.3.08.001
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gptkbp:hasUMLSID
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C0021852
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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inferior vena cava
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gptkbp:length
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22-24 cm
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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abdomen
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gptkbp:MeSH_ID
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D014684
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gptkbp:partOf
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circulatory system
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gptkbp:passesThrough
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diaphragm
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gptkbp:receivesBloodFrom
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gptkb:lumbar_veins
gptkb:renal_veins
gptkb:gonadal_veins
gptkb:phrenic_veins
gptkb:suprarenal_veins
hepatic veins
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gptkbp:scientificName
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gptkb:vena_cava_inferior
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gptkbp:significance
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can be affected by thrombosis
can be compressed in pregnancy
site for IVC filter placement
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:renal_vein
gptkb:The_Human_Heart
gptkb:magnetic_resonance_angiography_(MRA)
gptkb:Right_atrium
gptkb:FMA_9601
gptkb:central_tendon_of_diaphragm
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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