Interatrial groove

Ápex of the heart

BASE
Is formed by the posterior
aspect of the atria, is convex
and in transversal direction. Anterior
interventricular
sulcus

EXTERNAL ANATOMY OF
Posterior
THE HEART interventricular
Big glasses sulcus

The great vessels of the heart include the inferior and

superior vena cava, which carry blood from the body to
the right atrium. The pulmonary artery, which carries
blood from the right ventricle to the lungs, and the aorta,
which carries oxygen-rich blood from the left ventricle to
Atrioventricular
the rest of the body groove

The heart has four chambers. The

Chambers of the heart two upper chambers are the atria
and the two lower chambers are
the ventricles.
Aorta
Inferior
vena cava
Superior Left atrium and
veins cava ventricle

Pulmonary
artery
Right atrium and
Pulmonary veins ventricle