X CLOSE

Dissection of pericardium and heart in situ

Latex cast of cavity of left ventricle; septal branch of left coronary artery

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Image #117-6
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Dissection of pericardium and heart in situ
Latex cast of cavity of left ventricle; septal branch of left coronary artery
The wall of the left ventricle has been resected to expose the red latex cast which fills the ventricle. The myocardium at one point near the apex measures only 1 mm. in thickness. The conus arteriosus has been removed to demonstrate the origin of the ascending aorta and a large septal branch (11) of the left coronary artery.
1 . Ascending aorta
2 . Superior vena cava
3 . Right coronary artery
4 . Right atrium
5 . Right crus atrioventricular bundle
6 . Crista terminalis
7 . Right ventricle
8 . Sternum (cut across)
9 . Pulmonary trunk
10 . Left coronary artery
11 . Septal branch of left coronary artery
12 . Pericardium (cut edge)
13 . Interventricular septum (dissected)
14 . Latex cast within left ventricle
15 . Myocardium of left ventricle (cut across)
16 . Notch at apex of heart