Heart Specimens


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sheep heart, cut into the left side

AV valve, chordae tendinae and papillary muscles clearly visible
pig heart
pig heart; posterior side
pig heart
pig heart, superior view
pig heart
pig heart; anterior view
venae cavae
Finger through the superior vena cava and out the inferior vena cava (pig heart)
 venae cavae
Probe through superior vena cava and out the inferior vena cava (sheep heart)
semilunar valve
Aortic semilunar valve (pig heart)
 semilunar valve
Aortic semilunar valve (pig heart)
copyright 2004, Karen Kraus