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7 The heart I

Right recurrent laryngeal

Thyroid
Right vagus
Left phrenic
Right phrenic
Left vagus
Brachiocephalic artery
Left common carotid artery

Right Inferior thyroid veins
brachiocephalic vein Left subclavian artery
Right recurrent laryngeal Left brachiocephalic vein
Superior vena cava
Left pulmonary artery
Left recurrent laryngeal
Right pulmonary veins
Left bronchus
Left pulmonary veins

Right atrium

Inferior vena cava

Fig.7.1
The heart and the great vessels

Pulmonary trunk
Aorta

Arrow in transverse sinus
Pulmonary veins

Back of left atrium
Back of right atrium
Inferior vena cava
Parietal pericardium
Visceral pericardium
Arrow in oblique sinus
Pericardium Heart
Fig.7.2
The sinuses of the pericardium. The heart has been removed from the pericardial cavity and turned over to show its
posterior aspect. The red line shows the cut edges where the visceral pericardium is continuous with the parietal pericardium.
Visceral layer: blue, parietal layer: red

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