Aorta

Right Atrium

Location
- Lies in front and to the right of the left atrium
Drains
- Superior and Inferior vena cava empty into right atrium
- SVC opens into the upper part
- IVC opens into the lower part
Empties into
- Right atrium empties into right ventricle
- Tricuspid valve permits blood flow from right atrium into right ventricle
Heart margin
- Right atrium forms right margin of heart
Relationship:
- Anteriorly & laterally - right lung
- Posteriorly and to the left - left atrium
- Posteriorly and to the right - right pulmonary vein
- Medially - aortic root and pulmonary trunk root