2. In this view of the BACK of the heart, identify the the structures.
Correctly Matched Answers Are:
1. left PA
2. Left PV
3. LA
4. Circ. artery
5. LV apex
6. Cor. sinus
7. Rt. coronary artery
8. Right ventricle (RV)
9. Inferior vena cava (IVC)
10. Right atrium (RA)
11. Superior vena cava (SVC)
12. Innominate (Brachiocephalic artery)
13. Aortic arch (AO)
14. Left subclavian artery
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See: Netter's, Collection of medical illustrations or Braunwald, chapter on "Radiographic Examination of the Heart."
Keywords: of hear posterior view, SVC



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