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  2. Anatomy of the human heart - Wikipedia

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    The heart is a muscular organ situated in the mediastinum.It consists of four chambers, four valves, two main arteries (the coronary arteries), and the conduction system. The left and right sides of the heart have different functions: the right side receives de-oxygenated blood through the superior and inferior venae cavae and pumps blood to the lungs through the pulmonary artery, and the left ...

  3. Anatomical terms of location - Wikipedia

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    Lateral (from Latin lateralis 'to the side') describes something to the sides of an animal, as in "left lateral" and "right lateral". Medial (from Latin medius 'middle') describes structures close to the midline, [2] or closer to the midline than another structure. For example, in a human, the arms are lateral to the torso. The genitals are ...

  4. Heart - Wikipedia

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    The heart is a muscular organ found in most animals.This organ pumps blood through the blood vessels. [1] Heart and blood vessels together make the circulatory system. [2] The pumped blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissue, while carrying metabolic waste such as carbon dioxide to the lungs. [3]

  5. Anatomical terminology - Wikipedia

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    Medial and lateral, which describe a position that is closer to (medial) or farther from (lateral) the midline of the body. For example, the shoulders are lateral to the heart, and the umbilicus is medial to the hips. The medial side of the left knee is the side toward the opposite knee.

  6. Left border of heart - Wikipedia

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    The left border of heart (or obtuse margin) is formed from the rounded lateral wall of the left ventricle. It is called the 'obtuse' margin because of the obtuse angle (>90 degrees) created between the anterior part of the heart and the left side, which is formed from the rounded lateral wall of the left ventricle.

  7. Cardiac physiology - Wikipedia

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    Cardiac physiology or heart function is the study of healthy, unimpaired function of the heart: involving blood flow; myocardium structure; the electrical conduction system of the heart; the cardiac cycle and cardiac output and how these interact and depend on one another.

  8. Category:Cardiac anatomy - Wikipedia

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    Anatomy of the human heart; Anterior interventricular sulcus; Aorta; Aortic sac; Aortic valve; Aorticopulmonary septum; Atrial volume receptors; Atrioventricular node; Atrioventricular septum; Atrium (heart)

  9. Cardiovascular physiology - Wikipedia

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    Cardiovascular physiology is the study of the cardiovascular system, specifically addressing the physiology of the heart ("cardio") and blood vessels ("vascular"). These subjects are sometimes addressed separately, under the names cardiac physiology and circulatory physiology .