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CELLS · TISSUES · ORGANS · SYSTEMS

INTERACTIVE HUMAN ANATOMY

42 modules · 168 lessons · Foundation to advanced study

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Module 1 · Lesson 1

Orientation: finding the heart in three dimensions

Heart · 3D anatomy
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72 bpm

Whole heart

A muscular double pump. Anatomical right appears on your left in an anterior view. The apex is formed principally by the left ventricle.

Illustrative anatomical model. Section, separation, electrical overlay and compression are teaching schematics; heartbeat deformation is not a physiological simulation.