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Representative views of the mitral valve (yellow), its subvalvular apparatus (brown), and the papillary muscle in the Living Heart Human Model at the end of diastole (open valve, left) and peak systole (closed valve, right). The valve and subvalvular apparatus are fully visible while the chambers are sectioned.
