JAMB - Biology (1985 - No. 19)
The vein which returns blood from the head and arms to the heart is called
aorta
inferior vena cava
superior vena cava
pulmonary vein
pulmonary artery
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The superior vena cava is the vein that returns deoxygenated blood from the Head and arms to the heart.
Aorta carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body.
The inferior vena cava carries deoxygenated blood from the lower part of the body back to the heart.
Pulmonary vein carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart.
Pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs.