Anatomy of the Heart: Difference between revisions

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[[Image:Figure1.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Figure 1.<br>
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The endocast is viewed from 5 different perspectives to demonstrate the spatial relationship between right (coloured blue) and left (coloured red) heart chambers and between atria and ventricles. The blue and white arrows represent the right and left ventricular outflow tracts respectively.
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|Source= provided by S. Yen Ho, PhD FRCPath FESC FHEA, Royal Brompton Hospital, UK
|Date= 2012
|Author= S. Yen Ho, PhD FRCPath FESC FHEA, Royal Brompton Hospital, UK
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==Position of the heart==
==Position of the heart==
[[Image:Figure 2.jpg|300px|left|thumb|Figure 2.<br>
[[Image:Figure 2.jpg|300px|left|thumb|Figure 2.<br>
== {{int:filedesc}} ==The long axis of the heart is at an angle to the long axis of the body. Approximately a third of the heart is to the right of the midline of the sternum and the remainder is to the left of the midline.
The long axis of the heart is at an angle to the long axis of the body. Approximately a third of the heart is to the right of the midline of the sternum and the remainder is to the left of the midline.
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