Match the following veins with the correct description.       

____Cephalic vein      

____Great saphenous vein      

____Dural sinus      

____Azygos vein      

____Hepatic portal vein      

____Splenic vein      

____Internal jugular vein      

____Brachiocephalic veins       

____Brachial vein      

____Inferior mesenteric vein

a. Drains the posterior abdominal and thoracic walls

b. Two veins merge to form the superior vena cava

c. Receives blood from the spleen and digestive organs

d. Superficial vein in the medial leg

e. Drains the brain and face

f. Drains part of the large intestine

g. Superficial vein in the lateral upper limb

h. Deep vein of the arm

i. Drains the spleen

j. Drain the brain capillaries and cerebrospinal fluid

Video transcript

Hey, everyone. Let's take a look at this question together which of the following veins drain directly to the superior vena cava. Is it answer choice? A, the brachiocephalic veins? Answer choice. B, the splenic vein, answer choice C the hepatic portal vein or answer choice D the inferior mesenteric vein. Let's work this problem out together to try to figure out which of the following answer choices is the vein that drains directly to the superior vena cava. So in order to solve this question, we have to recall what we have learned about the superior vena cava and which vein drains directly into the superior vena cava. And we know that the superior vena cava is formed by the joining of the right and the left brachiocephalic veins also known as the ominate veins. And the right and left brachiocephalic veins carry blood from the chest wall, esophagus, lungs, neck and pericardium directly to the superior vena cava, which means that answer choice. A racio cephalic veins is the correct answer. And all other answer choices are incorrect. I hope you found this video to be helpful. Thank you and goodbye.