STRUCTURE OF THE Vena cava caudalis OF THE DOG (Canis familiaris)
Author
Medeiros de Mello,Josiane
Piffer,Carlos Roberto
Orsi,Antonio Marcos
Eleutério,Maria Lúcia
Abstract
The objective of the present study was to provide precise data that would permit the identification of the structure and behavior of tissue elements present in the portion of origin and in the prerenal and postrenal portions of the wall of the caudal vena cava of the dog. The observations made permitted us to conclude that this is a fibromuscular vessel with the ability to propel venous blood returning to the right atrium