1. Cat Dissection Superior Arteries and Veins
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2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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)

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

7. 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