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Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy

Detailed dissection of heart

Interior of right ventricle, anterior view

Image #121-4

KEYWORDS: Heart, Right heart.

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Detailed dissection of heart
Interior of right ventricle, anterior view
The right ventricle, conus arteriosus and pulmonary trunk have been opened. The part of the ventricular wall which gives attachment to the anterior papillary muscle (7) has been reflected. The right atrium remains open from a previous dissection.
  1. Ascending aorta
  2. Superior vena cava
  3. Right auricle
  4. Right atrium (opened)
  5. Anterior cusp tricuspid valve
  6. Right atrioventricular opening
  7. Anterior papillary muscle
  8. Trabeculae carnae
  9. Posterior cusp tricuspid valve
  10. Septal (medial) cusp of tricuspid valve
  11. Cut edge of myocardium of right ventricle
  12. Pulmonary trunk
  13. Right semilunar cusp
  14. Semilunar valves
  15. Valve of left pulmonary trunk Anterior semilunar cusp
  16. Conus arteriosus (cut margins retracted)
  17. Supraventricular crest
  18. Septal papillary muscle
  19. Chordae tendineae
  20. Septomarginal trabecula (moderator band)
  21. Position of anterior interventricular sulcus
  22. Left ventricle