anatomy of the human heart

anatomy of theHuman Heart

Heart a muscle that pumps blood all

throughout the body via the blood vessels about the size of our fist beats more than 100,000 times per day located in the middle chest cavity and

behind and slightly to the left of sternum

base

apex

Blood Vessels arteries arterioles

veins venules

capillaries

Legend major blood vessels smaller branches of

blood vessels

External View

1

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6

7

8

9

1112

10

13 1415

aorta

pulmonary arteryleft pulmonary veinsleft atriumleft cardiac vein

left ventricle

superior vena cava

right pulmonary veins

right ventricle

right coronary artery

right ventricle

inferior vena cava

brachiocephalic artery

carotid arterysubclavian artery

Heart Wall

Chambers

1

2

3

4

right atrium“receivingchamber”

left atrium“receiving chamber”

right ventricle“pumping chamber”

left ventricle“pumping chamber”

ValvesTop View, Cross-Section

1 2

3 4

tricuspid valve bicuspid valve

aortic valve pulmonic valve

aorta

left pulmonary veins

1

2

3 left atrium

4

5

bicuspid valve

6left ventricle

papillary muscles

7 septum

superior vena cava

pulmonary artery

8

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pulmonary veins

1112

13

right atrium

tricuspid valve

chordaetendineae

14inferiorvena cava

1615pulmonic valve aortic valve

Recap

aorta

left pulmonary veins

1

2

3 left atrium

4

5

bicuspid valve

6left ventricle

papillary muscles

7 septum

superior vena cava

pulmonary artery

8

910right

pulmonary veins

1112

13

right atrium

tricuspid valve

chordaetendineae

14inferiorvena cava

1615pulmonic valve aortic valve

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