Heart (Hippocratic Corpus) · Ancient Dissection

Heart (Hippocratic Corpus)

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Περὶ καρδίης (De corde)

Περὶ καρδίης (De corde)

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Membranes and Other Things

A - light-coloured membranes (veils of the mitral valve)

B - light-coloured web-like cords (chordae tendieae)

C - deep-coloured ktēdones (papillary muscles and trabeculae carneae).

D - walls of the left cavity

Porcine heart. Left cavity. June 2024.

View into Two Cavities

L - view into left ventricle; parts of the atrium were left in place (e.g. marked by the L)

R - view into right ventricle; parts of the atrium were left in place (e.g. marked by the )

Ao - Aorta

Canine heart. Auricles and most of the atria have been cut away.

August 2024

Orifices (stomata) of the Heart

Canine heart. View into the two cavities. Tool demonstrating the orifice between the aorta and the left cavity.

August 2024

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