Bio 221 - Lab 9
Cardiovascular System – Anatomy (Part 1)
Identify all assigned organs and structures on all lab specimens in which
they appear. Refer to Appendix E, pages 12-19 for additional images.
I. Cardiovascular System:
A. Histology
 Cardiac Muscle tissue
 Cardiac muscle fiber
 Nucleus
 Intercalated disk
 Artery
 Vein
B. Blood – Be able to identify the following cells and structures on
models and on microscope slides:
 Erythrocyte/Red Blood Cell
 Platelets
 Leukocytes/White Blood Cells
 Neutrophil
 Lymphocyte
 Monocyte
 Eosinophil
 Basophil
C. Sheep Heart Dissection - superficial anatomy
 Epicardium/visceral pericardium
 Apex
 Right & left auricle(s)
 Right & left ventricle(s)
 Anterior interventricular sulcus
 Posterior interventricular sulcus
 Pulmonary trunk
 Aorta
 Inferior vena cava
 Superior vena cava
 Ligamentum arteriosum
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D. Sheep Heart Dissection – sectional anatomy
 Myocardium
 Endocardium
 Interventricular septum
 Right & left atria (singular = atrium)
 Right & left ventricle(s)
 Bicuspid valve/mitral valve
 Tricuspid valve
 Aortic semilunar valve
 Corda(e) tendinea(e)
 Papillary muscle
 Moderator band/Septomarginal trabecula
E. Human Heart model(s)
 Right & left atria/atrium
 Right & left auricle(s)
 Right & left ventricle(s)
 Bicuspid valve/mitral valve
 Tricuspid valve
 Pulmonary semilunar valve
 Aortic semilunar valve
 Corda(e) tendinea(e)
 Papillary muscle
 Ascending aorta
 Aortic arch
o Brachiocephalic artery
o Left common carotid artery
o Left subclavian artery
 Thoracic aorta
 Inferior vena cava
 Superior vena cava
 Azygos vein
 Right & left brachiocephalic vein(s)
 Ligamentum arteriosum
 Pulmonary trunk
 Right & left pulmonary arteries
 Right & left pulmonary veins
 Trachea
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 Esophagus
 Right & left coronary arteries
 Anterior interventricular artery
 Great cardiac vein
 Circumflex artery
 Coronary sinus
F. Blood Vessel Models – “A.” is the abbreviation of
artery/arteries; “V.” is the abbreviation of vein/veins. You are
only responsible for including “right” or “left” as part of the
vessel’s name for those vessels that are named that way in this
list.
 Abdominal aorta
 Celiac trunk
 Superior mesenteric A.
 Gonadal A.
 Inferior mesenteric A.
 Common iliac arteries & veins
 External iliac arteries & veins
 Internal iliac arteries & veins
 Inferior vena cava
 Hepatic veins
 Renal veins
 Gonadal veins
 Great saphenous V.
 Femoral A.
 Popliteal A.
 Anterior tibial A.
 Superior vena cava
 Azygos vein
 Right & left brachiocephalic V.
 Right & left internal jugular V.
 Right & left subclavian V.
 Thoracic aorta
 Common carotid A.
 External carotid A.
 Internal carotid A.
 Right & left subclavian arteries
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Right axillary artery & vein
Right brachial artery & vein
Right radial artery & vein
Right ulnar artery & vein
Common hepatic artery
Splenic artery
Left gastric artery
Renal arteries
Gonadal arteries
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