HEARTS

Dogfish Shark Heart & Associated Branchial Blood Vessels
Labeled Shark heart & Ventral Aorta	Ventral view of heart with ventricle pulled anteriorly to expose part of sinus venosus
Ventral views of hearts with ventral aorta & afferent arterioles
Posterior cardinal sinus (blue) visible after lifting up the GI tract & gonads.
Afferent Branchial Arteries - injected with blue latex; Efferent Branchial Arteries injected with red latex
Ventral view	Lateral view - shows gills & efferent arteries

Efferent Branchial Arteries, Dorsal Aorta & Subclavian Arteries
Lateral view with head to the right	Lateral view with the head to the right.

Dogfish Shark: Abdominal Blood Vessels
Celiac & Gastric Arteries - may also show hepatic artery & hepatic portal vein...
Probe is on part of the stomach, the pancreaticomesenteric artery & vein go to the lower right.	Lateral abdominal vein
Gastrosplenic & Anterior Mesenteric Arteries
Posterior Intestinal & Lienomesenteric Veins
Posterior intestinal artery goes to the rectal gland. Iliac artery may be visible near finger?	Posterior Intestinal & Lienomesneteric Veins
Caudal artery (in red) & caudal vein (empty) within hemal canal of caudal vertebrae.

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