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Human Heart -
This person suffered from heart failure that caused
enlargement & overstretching of the left ventricle.
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Human Heart -
This is the same human heart, opened at a slightly different
angle. The venticles are in view with part of the AV valve
between the left atrium & ventricle clearly present at
your right.
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Beef (Cow) Heart
- This section shows part of the left atrium with the AV
valve leading into the left ventricle. Only a small section
of the aorta remains.
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Sheep Heart -
The wooden probe is in athe orta, forceps are in the
brachiocephalic artery, & a metal probe is in the
pulmonary artery.
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Sheep Heart -
anterior or ventral surface
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Sheep Heart -
anterior or ventral surface
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Sheep Heart -
posterior or dorsal surface. The right atrium has a partial
cut through it. The vena cava & pulmonary veins are not
easily located.
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Sheep Heart -
posterior or dorsal surface. A small pair of forceps is in
the superior vena cava, large forceps in pulmonary vein & a probe goes into the inferior vena cava.
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Sheep Heart -
internal view. The left atrium & ventricle are on
your left. A relatively large section of the right ventricle
is also visible on the right.
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Sheep Heart -
internal view. The left atrium & left ventricle are
on your right. The aorta & its semilunar valves are also
visible.
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