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Sternocostal surface
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| Sternocostal surface | |
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| Sternocostal surface of heart. | |
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| Heart seen from above. | |
| Latin | facies sternocostalis cordis, facies anterior cordis |
| Gray's | subject #138 528 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | f_01/12352602 |
The sternocostal surface of the heart (anterior surface of the heart) is directed forward, upward, and to the left.
Its lower part is convex, formed chiefly by the right ventricle, and traversed near its left margin by the anterior longitudinal sulcus.
Its upper part is separated from the lower by the coronary sulcus, and is formed by the atria; it presents a deep concavity, occupied by the ascending aorta and the pulmonary artery.
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The sternocostal surface of the heart (anterior surface of the heart) is directed backward, upward, and to the right.
Its lower part is convex, formed chiefly by the right ventricle, and traversed near its left margin by the anterior longitudinal sulcus.
Its upper part is separated from the lower by the coronary sulcus, and is formed by the atria; it presents a deep concavity, occupied by the ascending aorta and the pulmonary artery.