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Chambers of the Heart

Structure of the heart

Structure of the heart

Structure diagram of a coronal section of the human heart from an anterior view. The two larger chambers are the ventricles.

This diagram of the heart's structure indicates the brachiocephalic artery, superior vena cava, right and left pulmonary arteries and veins, right and left atrium, septum, atrioventricular (tricuspid valve), chordae tendinae, right and left ventricle, inferior vena cava, semilunar valves, atrioventricular (mitral valve), aorta, left common carotid artery, and left subclavian artery.

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