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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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