Anatomy Workshop:

Pigs Heart Dissection

Presenter:
Dr. Ching Chi Keong

Dr. Michael Anelli-Monti

Pigs Heart Dissection Workshop

External Anatomy
Right Atrium Anatomy
Right Ventricle Anatomy

PIGs heart dissection

Left atrial
appendage
Right atrial
appendage
LAD

Right ventricle
Left ventricle

External Anatomy
Identify the following on the pigs
heart:
Aorta
Venous return
Right atrium / Right Ventricle
Pulmonary veins / Pulmonary arteries
Left atrium / Left ventricle

PIG heart: Atrial situs

PA
AORTA

LA
VEIN
RA

Right Atrium Dissection Guidelines

To cut the right atrium:

First, an incision from the
SVC to the IVC.
An additional incision may be
made horizontal below the
appendage

Right Atrial Anatomy

Identify traditional site for pacing
Right Atrial Appendage
Identify and study the selective
sites for pacing
High Atrial Septum (Bachmans
Bundle area)
Low Atrial Septum (Coronary
Sinus)

PIG: coronary sinus

RA Human heart
Tricuspid valve

CS
Fossa ovalis

Right Ventricle Dissection Guidelines

To cut the right ventricle:

Identify the Pulmonary artery
Make an incision from the pulmonary artery to
the apex following the RVOT next to the
interventricular groove.
Then, VERY CAREFULLY make a horizontal cut
below the tricuspid valve. Watch to see that
valve is kept intact.

Right Ventricle Anatomy

Identify traditional site for pacing
Apex
Identify and study the selective sites
for pacing
RVOT / free wall
Septum

PIG heart: RVOT

Pulmonary valve
Free wall

Septum
Apex

Left ventricle

PIG : inflow tract RV

Right atrial
appendage
Sinus venosus
Tricuspid valve

Septum

Free wall

Horizontal cut of ventricles

Right Ventricle
Left Ventricle

Fluroscopic View

LAO

AP

RAO

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LAO

AP

RAO

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Azlan: IJN 2014

Azlan: IJN 2014

Azlan: IJN 2014

Azlan: IJN 2014