Structures of the heart

Right atrium

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Receives deoxygenated blood from the vena cava

Image: Right atrium

receives oxygenated blood from the lungs

Image: Left atrium

Right ventricle

pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs

Image: Right ventricle

pumps oxygenated blood to the body

Image: Left ventricle

Papillary muscles

Enlarged muscles in ventricles that are attached to chordae tendinae.

Image: Papillary muscles

Chordae tendineae

thin bands of fibrous tissue that attach to the valves in the heart and prevent them from inverting

Image: Chordae tendineae

Interventricular septum

partition/wall between the right and left ventricles

Image: Interventricular septum

Interventricular sulcus

large groove on the outside of the heart between the ventricles

Image: Interventricular sulcus

Image: base of heart

Image: apex of heart