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Identify the chamber of the heart that is indicated by the arrow in the image below. Note: this must include the appropriate right or left designation for credit.
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Correct answer: Right atrium
The arrow indicates the right atrium— the chamber that receives systemic venous return via the superior and inferior venae cavae.
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Identify the structure indicated by the X in the image below.
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Correct answer: Tricuspid valve
The X marks the tricuspid valve, the atrioventricular valve between the right atrium and right ventricle composed of three cusps.
Identify the structure identified by the X in the picture below.
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Correct answer: Interventricular septum (IV septum)
The labeled structure is the interventricular septum, the muscular wall separating the left and right ventricles.
Identify the vein that is circled in the image below (the one that is going slightly diagonally across the elbow area). Fill in the blank
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Correct answer: Median cubital vein
The vein running diagonally across the anterior elbow (antecubital fossa) is the median cubital vein, the usual communicating vein between cephalic and basilic veins and a common site for venipuncture.