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Fig. 7

From: Heart ventricles of the dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius): new insights from sectional anatomy, 3D computed tomography, and morphometry

Fig. 7

Sagittal gross sections (a, b, c) and soft tissue window CT scans (d, e, f) of the camel heart at the level of the aorta exhibiting the ventricular structures. 1. mural wall of the right ventricle (ventriculus dexter), (2) mural wall of the left ventricle (ventriculus sinister), (3) interventricular septum (septum atrioventriculare), (4) right auricle (auricula dextra), (5) left auricle (auricula sinister), (6) aorta, (7) aortic orifice (ostium aortae), (8) right atrioventricular orifice (ostium atrioventricular dextrum), (9) chordae tendineae, (10) subcardinal fat, 11. right papillary muscle, 12. left papillary muscle, 13. musculus papillaris magnus, 14. musculus papillares parvi, 15. right ventricular cavity, 16. left ventricular cavity, 17. trabeculae carneae, 18. heart apex (apex cordis), 19. subepicardial layer, 20. mesocardial layer, 21. subendocardial layer, and 22. cusps

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