Directions: Drive north on the Blue Ridge Parkway from Asheville, about 18 miles north of the Folk Art Center on the Parkway (near U.S. 70 exit) or take scenic Town Mountain Road from downtown to the Parkway and turn left (about 20 miles total). This section of the Parkway closes frequently during the winter for snow and ice.
Blood returns to the heart through two large blood veins: the inferior vena cava and superior vena cava. The inferior vena cava carries the blood from the lower body parts, the legs and feet and from organs in the abdomen and pelvis.
Venous blood draining from organs superior to the diaphragm enter the Superior vena cava. The vena cava dump CO2 laden blood into the R Atrium. 24. Blood passes from the systemic veins to systemic arteries ...