Cat Dissection Superior Arteries and Veins Student Guide

Left external jugular vein Left internal jugular vein Left subscapular vein Left brachiocephalic vein Inominate Right brachiocephalic vein Inominate Left brachial vein Left axillary vein Internal mammary vein Superior vena cava Left subclavian vein

TS – Transverse scapular SS – Subscapular CC – Costalcervical Right common carotid artery TS Left common carotid artery Right subclavian artery SS AX CC VE Left subclavian artery Brachiocephalic artery TS – Transverse scapular SS – Subscapular CC – Costalcervical VE – Left vertebral Ax - Axillary Arch of the aorta

SS BR IM IM SS – subscapular BR – brachial IM – internal mammary Right common carotid artery Left common carotid artery SS BR Left subclavian artery IM Right subclavian artery IM Brachiocephalic artery SS – subscapular BR – brachial IM – internal mammary Arch of aorta

Ventral (Anterior View) Brachiocephalic artery Arch of the aorta Superior vena cava Pulmonary trunk Right atrium Left atrium Right ventricle Left ventricle Apex of the heart Ventral (Anterior View)

Aorta Left atrium Aortic semilunar valve Tricuspid valve Bicuspid valve Right ventricle Chordae tendineae Left ventricle Interventricular septum Papillary muscle

Aorta Aortic semilunar valve Right atrium Left atrium Bicuspid valve Tricuspid valve Myocardium Chordae tendineae Right ventricle Papillary muscle Interventricular septum Trabeculae carnae within the left ventricle Left ventricle Apex of the heart