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Internal view (B) of Transposition of the Great Vessels

The plates represent a heart in which there is transposition of the great vessels, the foramen ovale being, open.

Legend

• R - Right ventricle, from which the aorta takes its origin
• L - Left ventricle, from which the pulmonary artery takes its origin
• M - Mitral valve,which presents three cusps
• T - Tricuspid valve
• O - Foramen ovale

Links: Plate A | Plate B and C | Plate B | Plate C | Transposition of the Great Vessels

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Reference

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