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AURICULOVENTRICULAR GROOVE [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vessels (Medicine)
CONT

The division of the heart into four cavities is indicated on its surface by grooves. The atria are separated from the ventricles by the coronary sulcus (auriculoventricular groove); this contains the trunks of the nutrient vessels of the heart, and is deficient in front, where it is crossed by the root of the pulmonary artery.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vaisseaux (Médecine)
DEF

Sillon arciforme qui entoure le cœur et qui marque la limite externe entre les oreillettes ou atriums et les ventricules.

OBS

Ancienne nomenclature : sillon auriculo-ventriculaire.

Spanish

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