Heart with Open Mitral Valve

Image Description:

Illustration showing the blood flow within the heart with the mitral valve open. Blood enters the heart through the inferior and superior vena cava, emptying deoxygenated blood from the body into the right atrium. The blood is passed from the right atrium, through the right ventricle to the lungs and is reoxygenated. The blood then moves to the left atrium, through the left ventricle and aorta to the organs of the

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Anatomy Visible in the Medical Illustration Includes:

Brachiocephalic vein, vena cava, right atrium, left atrium, tricuspid valve, tendon ropes, right ventricle, papillary muscles, aorta, pulmonary artery, mitral valve, aortic valve

Image created by:

Joanna Culley