| Human Heart - This person suffered from heart failure that caused enlargement & overstretching of the left ventricle.  | Human Heart - This is the same human heart, opened at a slightly different angle. The venticles are in view with part of the AV valve between the left atrium & ventricle clearly present at your right.  | 
| Beef (Cow) Heart - This section shows part of the left atrium with the AV valve leading into the left ventricle. Only a small section of the aorta remains.  | Sheep Heart - The wooden probe is in athe orta, forceps are in the brachiocephalic artery, & a metal probe is in the pulmonary artery.  | 
| Sheep Heart - anterior or ventral surface  | Sheep Heart - anterior or ventral surface  | 
| Sheep Heart - posterior or dorsal surface. The right atrium has a partial cut through it. The vena cava & pulmonary veins are not easily located.  | Sheep Heart - posterior or dorsal surface. A small pair of forceps is in the superior vena cava, large forceps in pulmonary vein & a probe goes into the inferior vena cava.  | 
| Sheep Heart - internal view. The left atrium & ventricle are on your left. A relatively large section of the right ventricle is also visible on the right.  | Sheep Heart - internal view. The left atrium & left ventricle are on your right. The aorta & its semilunar valves are also visible.  | 
 
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