Fig.1 93W4058 Entire heart, ls, h&e. Put the slide first on a
white paper to observe the overview orientation of the section.
However, every section of the slides is slightly different.
Compare your slide with this figure and identify the structures
in your slide.
Fig.2 Photomicrograph of auricle. The auricle is easier to
demonstrate the three-layered structure of the heart wall. The
endocardium has a inner surface layer of flattened endo-
thelium. The subendothelial tissue merges with the collagen
fibers surrounding outer cardiac muscle (myocardium). The
outermost epicardium is composed of connective tissue and
the superficial mesothelial cells (not clearly seen here) which
produce the pericardial fluid.