Cardiac Anatomy

	This image shows the anterior surface of the heart (notice the anterior interventricular groove). On this view, you should be able to identify both atria and ventricles. When presented with an actual heart, you should be able to determine which blood vessels you are viewing. Click on the image for a larger picture.
	Posterior view of the heart. On this view you should be able to identify all four chambers of the heart. You also should be able to determine the blood vessels from this view (primarily the vena cavae and pulmonary vein). You can see the coronary sinus in the groove at the top of the posterior interventricular groove - click here to see a picture with the coronary sinus labeled. Click on the image for a larger (unlabeled) picture.
	This image shows a heart that has been cut on the right side. The right atrium is visible at the top of the heart. The right ventricle contains the moderator band, tricuspid valve, and chordae tendinae. Click on the image for a larger picture.
	This is an anterior view of a heart that has been sectioned to show both ventricles. Notice the much thicker walls present in the left ventricle compared to the right ventricle. In this image, you should be able to identify the tricuspid valve, bicuspid valve, the chordae tendinae, and the four heart chambers. Click on the image for a larger picture.
	This image shows the left ventricle of the heart. In this view you can identify the bicuspid valve, and chordae tendinae. You can also see the aorta (the vessel sticking out at the top of the heart), the aortic semilunar valves, and the entrance to the coronary arteries. Click here to see a picture with those structures labeled. Click on the image for a larger (unlabeled) picture.

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