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Teaching Objectives
By the end of this teaching session you
should be able to describe:
the course of the aorta
On either side,
the internal jugular vein joins the
subclavian vein to form the
brachio-cephalic vein
Accessory
azygos
Thoracic
duct
Hemiazygos
Notice the anastomoses
between the inferior
vena cava azygos
superior vena cava
Portal circulation
The hepatic portal system
Blood from the gut and the spleen does not drain directly into
the inferior vena cava.
Left
Coronary
Circumflex Coronary sinus
Right Anterior
Coronary Cardiac
Anterior Great
Interven Cardiac
tricular
Marginal Small
Branch Cardiac Middle Cardiac
BLOOD SUPPLY TO THE HEART
DISTRIBUTION
Right Coronary Artery (dominant in 67% post
interventricular branch)
Walls of right atrium and inter-atrial septum
Inferior wall of left ventricle
SA node in 60% of people
AV node in 80% of people
Walls of right ventricle
1/ of inter-ventricular septum
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