Arch of aortaSuperior vena cavaInferior vena cavaBranch of rightpulmonary arteryAscending aortaThoracic aortaCut edge of pericardiumRight pulmonary veinsLeft pulmonary arteryLeft pulmonary veinsOblique pericardial sinus(formed by reflection onto thepulmonary veins of heart)Transverse pericardial sinus(separates arteries from veins)
Fig. 3.62 Coronal CT showing pericardial effusion.
Fig. 3.63 Schematic illustration of the heart showing orientation, surfaces, and margins.
Fig. 3.64 Base of the heart.
Arch of aortaSuperior vena cavaInferior vena cavaRight pulmonary arterySulcus terminalisRight pulmonary veinsRight atriumRight ventricleApexLeft atriumLeft inferior pulmonary veinLeft superior pulmonary veinLeft ventricleCoronary sinusLeft pulmonary artery
Fig. 3.65 Anterior surface of the heart.
RALABicuspidvalveTricuspid valveAortic valvePulmonary trunkPulmonary valveAortaRVLVArch of aortaSuperior vena cavaInferior vena cavaRight coronaryarteryRight atriumRight ventricleAscending aortaInferior marginApexSmall cardiac veinPulmonary trunkLeft auricleLeft ventricleObtuse marginAnterior interventricular grooveGreat cardiac veinAnterior interventricular branch of left coronary artery
Fig. 3.66 Diaphragmatic surface of the heart.
Arch of aortaSuperior vena cavaInferior vena cavaRight pulmonary arteryRight pulmonary veinsRight atriumRight ventricleMiddle cardiac veinMarginal branch ofright coronary arteryApexLeft atriumLeft pulmonary veinsLeft ventricleCoronary sinusLeft pulmonary arteryPosterior interventricular groovePosterior interventricularbranch of right coronaryartery
Fig. 3.67 Chest radiographs. A. Standard posteroanterior view of the chest. B. Standard lateral view of the heart.
Right ventricleLeft atrium Right atriumArch of aortaInferior vena cavaABPulmonary trunkLeft auricleLeft ventricle Superior vena cava Apex of heart
Fig. 3.68 Sulci of the heart. A. Anterior surface of the heart. B. Diaphragmatic surface and base of the heart.
Fig. 3.69 A. The heart has two pumps. B. Magnetic resonance image of midthorax showing all four chambers and septa.
Fig. 3.70 Internal view of right atrium.
Arch of aortaSuperior vena cavaInferior vena cavaLimbus of fossa ovalisCrista terminalisMusculi pectinatiRight ventricleFossa ovalisValve of coronary sinusOpening of coronary sinusRight auricleValve of inferior vena cava
Fig. 3.71 Internal view of the right ventricle.
Arch of aortaSuperior vena cavaTricuspidvalveRight auricleRight atriumAnterior cuspSeptal cuspPosterior cuspPosterior papillary muscleTrabeculae carneaeAnterior papillary muscleChordae tendineaePulmonary trunkPulmonaryvalveLeft auricleSeptal papillary muscleSeptomarginal trabeculaAnterior semilunar cuspRight semilunar cuspLeft semilunar cuspConus arteriosus
Fig. 3.72 Posterior view of the pulmonary valve.
Fig. 3.73 Left atrium. A. Internal view. B. Axial computed tomography image showing the pulmonary veins entering the left atrium.