Heart, front view
The structures of the heart include the ventricles, atria, arteries
and veins. Arteries carry blood away from the heart while veins
carry blood into the heart. The vessels colored blue indicate the
transport of blood with relatively low content of oxygen and high
content of carbon dioxide. The vessels colored red indicate the
transport of blood with relatively high content of oxygen and low
content of carbon dioxide.
Review Date: 9/3/2008
Reviewed By: Larry A. Weinrauch, MD, Assistant Professor of
Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Cardiovascular Disease and
Clinical Outcomes Research, Watertown, MA. Review provided by
VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA,
Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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