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Arteries and Veins of the Thoracic cavity

This model shows the major arteries and veins of the thoracic cavity Try to identify the arteries. I like this because it has a close up of the vessels right off of the heart. When done be sure to see the head model, the neck model and the abdomen model to see where these go. If you want a real challange, try the anterior compartment model.

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Arteries
  • Aorta
  • Brachiocephalic Artery
  • Left Common Carotid Artery
  • Left Subclavian Artery
  • Pulmonary Artery
  • Pulmonary Trunk
See if you can see the right subclavian.

Heart

  • Aortal semilunar Valve
  • Apex
  • Bicuspid or Mitral valve
  • Interventricular Septum
  • Left Atrium
  • Left Ventricle
  • Pulmonary Semilunar Valve
  • Right Atrium
  • Right Ventricle
  • Tricuspid Valve
Veins
  • Brachiocephalic vein
  • Jugular Vein
  • Inferior Thyroid Vein
  • Jugular Vein
  • Plumonary Veins
  • Subclavian vein
  • Superior Vena Cava
 THoracic Cavity

Notes

  • It is jugular vein and carotid artery!
  • Veins are bilaterally symmetrical. They are on both sides.
  • There is only 1 brachiocephalic artery. This artery leaves the arch of the aorta and splits into the right common carotid and right subclavian artery.
  • The left common carotid artery leaves the aortic arch by itself.
  • The left subclavian artery leaves the aortic arch by itself.
  • Pulmonary arteries are blue on the model because they have oxygen poor blood similar to veins.
  • Pulmonary veins are red on the model because they have oxygen rich blood similar to arteries
Subclavian vein Brachiocephalic vein Superior Vena Cava Jugular Vein Plumonary Veins Inferior Thyroid Vein Pulmonary Trunk Brachiocephalic Artery Left Common Carotid Artery Left Subclavian Artery Pulmonary Artery Aorta Apex Pulmonary Semilunar Valve Right Atrium Tricuspid Valve Right Ventricle Left Atrium Bicuspid or Mitral valve Aortal semilunar Valve Left Ventricle Interventricular Septum