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.
For example, in the superior vena cava syndrome, the symptoms that result from compression of the large vein that carries blood down to the heart. The superior vena cava is located in the middle of the chest and is surrounded by rigid structures and lymph nodes.ena cava: The superior vena cava is the large vein which returns blood to the heart from the head, neck and both upper limbs.