Internal Configuration of the Heart
(1) Anatomy Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania Abstract The right atrium is situated in front and to the right from the left atrium. From…
The Structure of the Heart
(1) Anatomy Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania Abstract This chapter presents aspects of the epicardium and endocardium, the microscopic anatomy and infrastructure of myocardium,…
The Specific Development Period
(1) Anatomy Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania Abstract Atria develop mostly from the primitive atrium. Initially there is a unique cavity, which has membranous…
Hearts Vessels
(1) Anatomy Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania Abstract When regarding the hearts vascularization, broken rules are often the case. Here there are exceptions to…
The External Configuration of the Heart
(1) Anatomy Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania Abstract Classically, the heart size is compared to the size of the right wrist of the individual….
Boundaries of the Heart
(1) Anatomy Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania Abstract All boundaries of the heart are mediated by the fibrous pericardium. In Figs. 5.1, 5.2, 5.3,…
The General Development Period
(1) Anatomy Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania Abstract During this period, the developing heart goes through several developing phases; they shall be named according…
Concepts of Clinical Anatomy of the Heart: Definition, Location and Position
(1) Anatomy Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania Abstract The heart is a thoracic musculocavitary, intrapericardial organ, situated in the middle mediastinum. Its main function…
The Extrinsic Innervation of the Heart
(1) Anatomy Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania Abstract Both vegetative systems, sympathetic and parasympathetic, participate in the extrinsic innervation of the heart, this being…
Projection of the Heart, Pericardium and the Cardiac Auscultation Sites
(1) Anatomy Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania Abstract The projection of the pericardium has a rectangular shape with convex borders, obtained by uniting four…
