Calorie balance refers to the relationship between the calories you consume from all foods and beverages and the calories you expend in basic body functions and through physical activity. When you are in calorie balance, the amount of calories you take in equals the amount of calories you burn and you maintain your body weight.
The inferior vena cava empties into the right atrium of the heart. The right atrium is located on the lower right back side of the heart. The inferior vena cava runs posterior, or behind, the abdominal cavity. This vein also runs alongside the right vertebral column of the spine. The inferior vena cava is the result of two major leg veins coming together.
(Redirected from Vena cava). The venae cavae (from the Latin for hollow veins, singular vena cava) are large veins (venous trunks) that return deoxygenated blood from the body into the heart.In humans they are called the superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava, and both empty into the right atrium.rigin: 1590â1600; New Latin vena cava (sg), venae cavae (pl), 'hollow vein/veins'. Although the classical Latin pronunciation of venae cavae would be approximately /ËwÉnaÉªËkÉËvaÉª/ , the standard English medical pronunciation is /ËviËniËËkeÉªviË/ .