Heart

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External aspect of the heart in the frontal (left) and posterior (right) views. Note the relationship between the great vessels and the ventricular cavities.

CT three-dimensional (3D) volume image. Left lateral view of heart with bone overlay.

Anterior interventricular vein and other small veins emptying into the great cardiac vein. Note veins following the course of the coronary arteries.
The coronary sinus as it enters the right atrium. Typically the sinus widens as it enters the right atrium.

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Atlas of Vascular Anatomy

The above images and legends have been borrowed with permission. Renan Uflacker. Atlas of Vascular Anatomy an Angiographic Approach: Second Edition. Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins © 2007

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