Dissection of pericardium and heart in situ

Interior of right atrium and right ventricle

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Image #117-4

Dissection of pericardium and heart in situ

Interior of right atrium and right ventricle

The latex cast has been removed from the specimen shown in the previous view.

1. Brachiocephalic trunk
2. Trachea
3. Sino-atrial node
4. Border of fossa ovalis
5. Fossa ovalis
6. Crista terminalis
7. Valve of inferior vena cava
8. Latex cast cut across at junction of vena cava inferior with vena caval sinus
9. Right ventricle
10. Inferior cardiac branch of vagus nerve
11. Pulmonary trunk
12. Anterior semilunar cusp, (cut across)
13. Left semilunar cusp
14. Right semilunar cusp (cut across) (11-13 make up the pulmonary valve)
15. Supraventricular crest
16. Septal (medial) cusp of tricuspid valve
17. Latex cast in coronary sinus
18. Anterior papillary muscle
19. Posterior papillary muscle