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Anatomy of the
Cardiovascular
System
Lecture Overview
1. Anatomy of the heart.
Mitral Valve
Tricuspid
Valve
Cardiac Valves
◼ The left ventricle opens into the aorta and
the opening is guarded by the aortic
semilunar valve while the right ventricle
opens into the pulmonary artery and the
opening is guarded by the pulmonary
semilunar valve.
Semi-Lunar Valves
Blood Supply of the Heart
◼ The major arteries supplying blood to the tissue
of the heart lie within the coronary sulcus and
interventricular sulci on the surface of the
heart.
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