Where is a pigs heart located

Anatomy of pig heart: comparisons with normal human cardiac structure. J Anat ; Surgical procedure. In Wallwork J, editors. Heart and Heart-Lung Transplantation. Philadelphia: W. Saunders ; p. Left ventricular structures in atrioventricular septal defect associated with isomerism of atrial appendages compared with similar features with usual atrial arrangement. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg ; Home Login Register Journals 0 Cart. Twitter Facebook Linkedin Youtube.

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Journal Help. User Username Password Remember me. Notifications View Subscribe. Font Size. Current Issue. Singh 2 , A. Sharma 2 , G. The heart in the adjoining photograph anterior view has been removed from the pericardium which surrounds it when it is in the body.

The blood vessels have also, unfortunately, been cut very close to where they enter and leave the heart. Notice the crown of fat that runs horizontally across and around the heart. Notice also the blood vessels within the fat. The upper edge of this fatty layer marks the boundary between the heart's upper and lower chambers. Another ring of fat runs diagonally across the heart. This ring marks the boundary between the right and left sides of the heart.

As you observe the next series of photographs remember that what you see in the photograph is left-right reversed. To see a photograph of the structure click on its name. To return to this narrative after examining the photograph click on BACK. The right atrium is one of the receiving chambers of the heart. It is thin walled, small in comparison to a ventricle and resembles the shape of an ear. Blood flows into the right atrium from the vena cava. This vein carries blood from the body back to the heart.

The photograph shows the opening in the posterior wall of the atrium where the vena cava is attached. The right ventricle is located under the right atrium. This ventricle is large, thick walled and covered by surface fat deposits. Blood flows from the right atrium into the right ventricle through the right AV valve.

After the ventricle fills with blood it contracts and then the AV valve closes preventing backflow into the atrium.