Atlas of Human Anatomy by Netter

[Plate 209, Pericardial Sac] The pericardium is a double-layered sac that encloses the heart and the roots of the great vessels. ...

Endocardium: internal layer of endothelium and connective tissue Myocardium: the middle, thick muscular layer of the heart Epica ...

Surfaces (in normal anatomic position) Anterior (sternocostal): right ventricle Diaphragmatic (inferior): mainly by the left ven ...

[Plate 215, Left Atrium and Ventricle] page 111 page 112 Right atrium The posterior wall of the right atrium is smooth (sinus ve ...

The left atrium forms the base of the heart. It has a smooth walled portion from the developmental incorporation of a portion of ...

[Plate 212, Coronary Arteries: Arteriographic Views] ...

[Plate 213, Coronary Arteries: Arteriographic Views (Continued)] Arteries The arterial supply to the heart is the right and left ...

The coronary sinus is a wide vein that runs transversely across the posterior surface of the heart in the coronary groove. The c ...

[Plate 218, Atria, Ventricles and Interventricular Septum] ...

[Plate 219, Conducting System of Heart] ...

[Plate 221, Innervation of Heart: Schema] Both divisions of the autonomic nervous system provide fibers to the cardiac plexus Th ...

FACTS & HINTS High-Yield Facts Clinical Points page 115 page 116 page 116 page 117 Cardiac Tamponade Inflammation of the per ...

Stenosis of the pulmonary valve leads to right ventricular hypertrophy and heart failure, if not corrected surgically. Mnemonics ...

23 Mediastinum STUDY AIMS At the end of your study, you should be able to: Identify the mediastinum Identify the major arteries ...

GUIDES Thorax: Mediastinum [Plate 210, Mediastinum: Cross Section] ...

[Plate 224, Mediastinum: Right Lateral View] ...

[Plate 225, Mediastinum: Left Lateral View] General Description page 118 page 119 page 119 page 120 page 120 page 121 The medias ...

esophagus and the esophageal plexus descending aorta thoracic duct tracheobronchial lymph nodes azygos and hemiazygos veins thor ...

Ascends through the aortic hiatus in the diaphragm Lies anterior to the bodies of T6-12 vertebral bodies, between the thoracic a ...

[Plate 226, Esophagus In Situ] ...