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Aorta The aorta is the body's largest artery
Left Ventricle the heart's powerful main pumping chamber
Right Ventricle a muscular heart chamber that receives deoxygenated blood from the right atrium
Left Atrium a crucial upper chamber of the heart that receives oxygen-rich blood from the lungs
Right Atrium The right atrium is one of the heart's four chambers
Coronary Artery the vital blood vessels that supply the heart muscle
Apex the tip or highest point of an organ
Superior Vena Cava is a large vein that collects deoxygenated blood from the head, neck, arms, and upper chest
Inferior Vena Cava the body's largest vein
Pulmonary Artery blood vessels that carry oxygen
Pulmonary Veins crucial blood vessels that uniquely carry oxygenated blood
Cordae Tendinea tough, fibrous cords that connect the heart's atrioventricular
Papillary Muscles are small, pillar-like muscles in the heart's ventricles
Septum a dividing wall or partition found in biology
Tricuspid Valve a crucial heart valve between the right atrium and right ventricle
Bicuspid/Mitral Valve a crucial two-leaflet heart valve between the left atrium and left ventricle,
Aortic Semilunar Valve a one-way valve in the heart
Pulmonary Semilunar Valve a heart valve between the right ventricle and the pulmonary trunk
Brachiocephalic Artery a major vessel from the aortic arch that splits to supply blood
Left Main Coronary Artery a crucial artery starting from the aorta
Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery a major branch of the left coronary artery,
Circumflex Coronary Artery a major artery branching from the Left Coronary Artery,
Left Posterior Descending Coronary Artery supplies the heart's posterior septum
Right Coronary Artery a vital blood vessel originating from the aorta
Posterior DescendingCoronary Artery supplies blood to the heart's posterior
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