In this episode, we define the mediastinum; including the superior, inferior, anterior, middle and posterior mediastinum. We briefly discuss the heart’s location in the mediastinum ..read more

In this episode we introduce the concept of anatomical planes. These are an important concept for visualising slices of the body, and to understand the movements of body parts. Three planes are described; Transverse (horizontal), Sagittal and Coronal (Frontal ..read more

In this episode, we discuss the coronary arteries as functional end arteries and their main branches. Right coronary arterySino-atrial artery Right marginal artery Posterior inter ventricular artery Left coronary arteryAnterior inter ventricular artery or Left anterior descending artery (LAD) Circumflex arteryLeft marginal artery ..read more

In this episode, we discuss the heart. We focus on the general structure including the atrium and the ventricles. We introduce the concept of the systemic and pulmonary circulation, and the valves that allow this to occur. Finally we end on a mention for the coronary arteries – covered in more depth in the next episode ..read more

Welcome to Anatomy Sessions, the introduction to our podcast. Subscribe on your favourite podcast player, or listen below ..read more

We overview the boundaries of the thorax or thoracic cavity ..read more

In this brief introduction, we introduce the thoracic and pleural cavity ..read more

In this episode we describe the anatomical position. The anatomical position is the position of the human body used as the reference for all anatomical descriptions. Subscribe on your favourite podcast player, or listen below ..read more