external features (left ventricle, anatomy)
Last reviewed 01/2018
The left ventricle tapers to the apex of the heart as it passes to the left, inferiorly and slightly anteriorly. It contributes to the following surface of the heart:
- sternocostal
- left
- inferior or diaphragmatic
It is separated from the right ventricle by the anterior and posterior interventricular grooves. It is separated from the left atrium by the coronary sulcus; the sulcus is hard to distinguish on the sternocostal surface of the heart due to the presence of the aorta and pulmonary trunk.
sternocostal surface (heart, anatomy)
inferior surface (heart, anatomy)