Tags: Anatomical Structure, Vein.
The inferior vena cava (or IVC) also known as the posterior vena cava is the large vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the lower half of the body into the right atrium of the heart.It is posterior to the abdominal cavity and runs alongside of the vertebral column on its right side (i.e. it is a retroperitoneal structure). It enters the right atrium at the lower right back side of the heart.
