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16.6: MODELS- Heart and Torsos

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    Inferior vena cava

    Superior vena cava

    Right atrium

    • Pectinate muscles
    • Fossa ovalis

    Right atrioventricular valve (tricuspid)

    • Chordae tendineae
    • Papillary muscles

    Right ventricle

    • Trabeculae carneae

    Conus arteriosus

    Pulmonary SL valve

    Pulmonary trunk

    Pulmonary arteries

    Pulmonary veins

    Left atrium

    Left atrioventricular valve (mitral, bicuspid)

    Left ventricle  Aortic SL valve

    Aorta

    • Ascending, arch, descending, abdominal
    • R. Brachiocephalic, L. Common Carotid a, L subclavian a.
    • Apex

    Auricles

    Anterior interventricular sulcus

    Posterior interventricular sulcus

    Coronary sulcus

    Inter-atrial septum

    Interventricular septum

    Electrical conduits: (clear heart model)

    • Sinoatrial (SA) node
    • Atrioventricular (AV) node
    • Atrioventricular (AV) bundle (Bundle of His)
    • Right and left bundle branches
    • Purkinje fibers
    • Moderator band

    Tissue layers:

    • Parietal pericardium
    • Visceral pericardium (epicardium)
    • Myocardium
    • Endocardium

    Coronary circulation:

    • R. coronary a.
    • Anterior interventricular a.
    • Posterior interventricular a.
    • Circumflex a.
    • L. coronary a.
    • Middle cardiac v.
    • Great cardiac v.
    • Coronary sinus
    • Marginal arteries

    This page titled 16.6: MODELS- Heart and Torsos is shared under a CC BY-SA license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Laird C. Sheldahl.

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