Thorax - transverse section

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The left atrium receives newly oxygenated blood. The right and left pulmonary veins return blood from the lungs. These veins are the only ones that carry oxygenated blood. Ateries always carry blood Away from the heart while veins return blood to the heart.

The left atrium then pumps the oxygenated blood into the left ventricle where it will be pumped to the rest of the body. The mitral value regulates the flow of blood between the two chambers.

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lungs | ribs | right atrium | left atrium | right ventricle | left ventricle | serratus anterior | latissimus dorsi | erector spinae | pectoralis major |
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Information
Module Name: thorax
Module Title: Thorax - transverse section
Image Info: Gross specimen.
Created by: Lynn Bry
Contact Email:bryl@medicine.wustl.edu
Last modified: Dec 12th, 1996
Created with Annotation 1.0