heart
cor humanus
In 17 atlases
- Adult male (BodyParts3D)
- Real CT case s0462: female, 77
- Real CT case s0616: male, 58
- Real CT case s0751: male, 62
- Real CT case s0923: female, 41
- Real CT case s0963: female, 58
and 11 more
- Real CT case s1249: female, 93
- Real CT case s1397: male, 73
- Real CT case s1580: male, 9
- Real CT case s1784: male, 33
- Real CT case s1789: female, 21
- Real CT case s2043: male, 15
- Real CT case s2075: female, 5
- Adult female organs (HuBMAP HRA)
- Adult male organs (HuBMAP HRA)
- Male torso and inner organs (Voxel-Man, Visible Human)
- Adult male, detailed (Z-Anatomy)
Key points
- The heart is a muscular organ in the middle mediastinum, between the lungs and above the diaphragm.
- Its atria receive blood, while its ventricles pump blood towards the lungs and the rest of the body.
- Heart valves maintain forward flow, and the myocardium provides the force of contraction.
- Coronary arteries supply the heart wall, while autonomic nerves modify its rate and force of contraction.
Relations
- Innervation
- thoracolumbar part of autonomic division, parasympathetic nervous system
- Arterial supply
- coronary artery, pulmonary artery, aorta
- Venous drainage
- pulmonary vein, superior vena cava, inferior vena cava
Sub-structures
Neighbouring structures
Practice questions
Read more
Identifiers
- TA2
- 3932
- TA98
- A12.1.00.001
- FMA
- 7088
- UBERON
- 0000948
- Wikidata
- Q2419844