See Also: foramen of vena cava(medicine)
vena cava(encyclopedia)
Vena Cava(health)
Vena cava(medicine)
Inferior vena cava(health)
Superior vena cava(health)
superior vena cava(medicine)
sulcus for vena cava(medicine)
vena cava, superior(medicine)
sinus of the vena cava(medicine)

foramen of vena cava (medicine)


foramen of vena cava -->
vena caval foramen


An opening in the right lobe of the central tendon of the diaphragm which transmits the inferior vena cava and branches of the right phrenic nerve.

Synonym: foramen venae cavae, foramen of vena cava, foramen quadratum.