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heart
Wednesday 29 October 2003
Adj. cardiac
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Definition: The heart is a muscular organ in humans and other animals, which pumps blood through the blood vessels of the circulatory system. In humans, the heart is located between the lungs, in the middle compartment of the chest.
Histology
Case 36 : Normal myocardium
Videos
Heart function and ECG
Heart dissection
Components
cardiac cavities
cardiac valves
cardiac wall
- endocardium
- myocardium
- pericardium
- visceral pericardium (epicardium )
- subserosal epicardium
- serosal epicardium
- visceral pericardium (epicardium )
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- parietal pericardium
Pathology
cardiac malformations
cardiac anomalies
cardiac diseases
cardiac tumors
See also
cardiac development
cardiovascualr system (circulatory system)
Videos
Histology of the heart (by Washington Deceit) (Part 1)
Histology of the heart: Purkinje fibers (by Washington Deceit) (Part 2)
Histology of the heart (by Washington Deceit) (Part 3)
Heart
Heart function