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Heart has four chambers: Two atria + two ventricles

Atria (above) receive blood from blood vessels returning blood to the heart
(veins)
Ventricles (below) pump out blood from blood from the heart into blood vessels
called arteries.
Anterior surface of atrium-structure called auricle(almost like a pouch)
It increases the capacity of the atrium so it can hold a greater volume of
blood.
Surface of the heart also has features called sulci(grooves) which contain
coronary blood vessels and fat.
Each sulcus marks the external boundary between the two chambers of the
heart.
Deep coronary sulcus- boundary between superior atria and inferior
ventricles.
Anterior interventricular sulcus- shallow groove marking the
external boundary between right and left ventricles in the anterior
part of heart.
This interventricular sulcus goes around the heart to the
posterior surface and is called posterior interventricular
sulcus. (Boundary between L/R ventricles on back).
Right Atrium:
Forms the right surface of the heart.
Receives blood from: Superior vena cava, inferior vena cava and coronary
sinus.
Posterior wall is smooth and anterior wall is rough.
Anterior wall of right atrium is rough due to presence of pectinate muscles which
connect into the auricle.
The right atrium and left atrium are divided by a layer called interatrial septum.
A feature of the interatrial septum is the oval depression called fossa
ovalis which is the remnant of the foramen ovale(an opening in
interatrial septum that closes after birth).
Blood passes from right atrium to right ventricle through the tricuspid valve/
right atrioventricular valve.
The valves of the heart are covered by connective tissue called endocardium.

Right ventricle

Forms most of the anterior surface of the heart


Inside contains ridges formed by bundles of cardiac muscle fibers called
trabeculae carnae.
These carnae are involved in conduction.
The cusps of the tricuspid valve are connected to cords called chordae tendinae
which are connected to trabeculae carnae called papillary muscles.
Internally the right ventricle is separate from left ventricle by the interventricular
septum
Blood passes from the right ventricle through the pulmonary valve into

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