<Tr> <Th> TA </Th> <Td> A12. 3.09. 001 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> FMA </Th> <Td> 10951 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Anatomical terminology (edit on Wikidata) </Td> </Tr> <P> The inferior vena cava (or IVC) (Latin: vena, "vein", cavus, "hollow") is a large vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the lower and middle body into the right atrium of the heart . Its walls are rigid and has valves so the blood does not flow down via gravity . It is formed by the joining of the right and the left common iliac veins, usually at the level of the fifth lumbar vertebra . </P>

Where is vena cava located in the body