Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy

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KEYWORDS: Heart, Left heart, Muscles and tendons, Right heart.

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Detailed dissection of heart

Atrial myocardium, basal view

The epicardium has been removed from all parts of the atria with the exception of the left auricle.

Ligamentum arteriosum
Right pulmonary artery
Left pulmonary artery
Left auricle (epicardium intact)
Left superior pulmonary vein
Left inferior pulmonary vein
Left atrium
Upper pointer: Right superior pulmonary vein (note tributary joining vein close to atrial wall) Lower pointer: Right inferior pulmonary vein
Left ventricle (epicardium intact)
Posterior interventricular sulcus (pointer on middle cardiac vein)
Right ventricle
Inferior vena cava
Pulmonary trunk
Ascending aorta
Superior vena cava
Right auricle
Sino-atrial node
Right atrium
Interatrial groove