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30 The Thorax
Fig. 24◊The heart, (a) anterior and (b) posterior aspects.
ventricle but also by the lower part of the right atrium and the apex of the
left ventricle.
The bulk of the anterior surface is formed by the right ventricle which is
separated from the right atrium by the vertical atrioventricular groove, and
from the left ventricle by the anterior interventricular groove.

