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SVG illustration of the human heart, created by Wapcaplet in Sodipodi. Slightly modified for correct rendering by Yaddah (no changes to content). Cropped version withour white space available at File:Diagram of the human heart (cropped).svg Uploaded on 24 Dec 2003. Diagram of the human heart: Source: Own work: Author: Wapcaplet, Yaddah: Other ...
English: Heart diagram with labels in English. Blue components indicate de-oxygenated blood pathways and red components indicate oxygenated blood pathways ...
The heart is a muscular organ situated in the mediastinum.It consists of four chambers, four valves, two main arteries (the coronary arteries), and the conduction system. The left and right sides of the heart have different functions: the right side receives de-oxygenated blood through the superior and inferior venae cavae and pumps blood to the lungs through the pulmonary artery, and the left ...
The resting heart rate of a newborn can be 120 beats per minute (bpm) and this gradually decreases until maturity and then gradually increases again with age. The adult resting heart rate ranges from 60 to 100 bpm. Exercise and fitness levels, age and basal metabolic rate can all affect the heart rate. An athlete's heart rate can be lower than ...
This junction marks the inferior end of the superior vena cava, the continuation below that point being considered part of the heart. For purposes of radiographic visualization, the most reliable indicator of junction location is to find the carina , then observe the vertebrae it overlies.
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The bundle of His (BH) [1]: 58 or His bundle (HB) [1]: 232 (/ h ɪ s / "hiss" [2]) is a collection of heart muscle cells specialized for electrical conduction.As part of the electrical conduction system of the heart, it transmits the electrical impulses from the atrioventricular node (located between the atria and the ventricles) to the point of the apex of the fascicular branches via the ...