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3 sie 2023 · The surface projections of the heart represent points on the thoracic wall that map out the outline and valves of the heart. These include four borders (superior, right, inferior, left) and four valves (left atrioventricular, right atrioventricular, aortic, pulmonary). The main reference points used for the surface projections of the heart are ...
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3 lis 2023 · Key facts about the heart. Borders. Superior (atria, auricles), inferior (right and left ventricles), left (left auricle, left ventricle), right (right atrium) borders. Surfaces. Sternocostal (right ventricle), diaphragmatic (mostly right ventricle, portion of left ventricle), pulmonary (cardiac impression) surfaces.
13 lut 2009 · Cardiac anatomy from right to left Axial (left) and coronal oblique (right) reconstructions of the heart, depicting the right atrium and its main contributing blood vessels: the coronary sinus (blue arrow) and superior and inferior vena cava.
20 kwi 2023 · Separating the surfaces of the heart are its borders. There are four main borders of the heart: Right border – Right atrium. Inferior border – Left ventricle and right ventricle. Left border – Left ventricle (and some of the left atrium) Superior border – Right and left atrium and the great vessels. Fig 1.
11 sty 2021 · The lower border is a nearly horizontal line in the area of the left sixth rib to the right sixth costal cartilage (Figure 2). The upper border is hidden behind the sternum at the level of the second and third cartilages. The right margin of the heart peeps out behind the right border of the sternum between the right third and sixth cartilages.
The heart is located behind the sternum; however, it normally lies “down” with the apex pointing toward the left side. This chapter provides a succinct overview of the gross anatomy of the heart and its blood vessels as well as some clinical aspects pertinent to its structure.
The heart is placed in the mediastinum, between the lungs, and is encased by the pericardial sac, which has a posterior border near the spinal column and an anterior border near the sternum, with the diaphragmatic crurae on the inferior surface [1].
