Heart Anatomy
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Right atrium
Right ventricle
Left atrium
Left ventricle
Tricuspid valve
Bicuspid (mitral) Valve
Chordae Tendinae
Fibers (heart strings) attatched to the tricuspid and mitral valve which pull it closed when papillary muscles contract, preventing back flow of blood
Papillary Muscles
responsible for pulling the atrioventricular valves closed by means of the chordae tendineae
Moderator Band
muscular band of heart tissue that carries a portion of the right bundle branch
Aorta
Pulmonary Artery/Trunk
Pulmonary Veins
Inferior Vena Cava
Superior Vena Cava
Semilunar Valve of Aorta
Semilunar Valve of Pulmonary Trunk
Interventricular Septum
Auricle
lumpy and wrinkled flap of the atria
Pericardium
Membrane surrounding the heart
Epicardium
outer layer of the heart
Endocardium
inner lining of the heart
Myocardium
muscular, middle layer of the heart
Pectinate Muscles
internal ridges of myocardium in right atrium and both auricles
Apex of heart
Trabeculae Carneae
muscular ridges on the internal surface of the ventricles
Ligamentum Arteriosum
This structure is a remnant of a fetal vessel that connected the pulmonary trunk and the aorta.
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