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LEFT ATRIOVENTRICULAR OPENING [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-11-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Heart
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- left atrioventricular opening 1, record 1, English, left%20atrioventricular%20opening
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mitral orifice 1, record 1, English, mitral%20orifice
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The left atrioventricular opening is somewhat smaller than the right.... The bicuspid or mitral valve... surrounds the opening and extends down into the left ventricle... The chordae tendineae are thicker, stronger and less numerous than in the right ventricle.... 1, record 1, English, - left%20atrioventricular%20opening
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cœur
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- orifice auriculo-ventriculaire gauche
1, record 1, French, orifice%20auriculo%2Dventriculaire%20gauche
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- orifice mitral 1, record 1, French, orifice%20mitral
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'orifice auriculo-ventriculaire gauche, ou orifice mitral, est placé à la partie inférieure de la base du ventricule, à gauche de l'orifice auriculo-ventriculaire droit [...]. L'orifice auriculo-ventriculaire gauche est pourvu d'un appareil valvulaire appelé valvule mitrale. [...] Les deux valves de la mitrale reçoivent les cordages tendineux des deux piliers [...]. Ces cordages tendineux sont à la fois plus nombreux et plus forts que ceux de la tricuspide [...] 1, record 1, French, - orifice%20auriculo%2Dventriculaire%20gauche
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1985-10-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- The Heart
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- orifice of the pulmonary trunk 1, record 2, English, orifice%20of%20the%20pulmonary%20trunk
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- ostium of the pulmonary trunk 1, record 2, English, ostium%20of%20the%20pulmonary%20trunk
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a circular opening at the summit of the conus arteriosus. It is close to the ventricular septum, cranial and to the left of the atrioventricular opening. 1, record 2, English, - orifice%20of%20the%20pulmonary%20trunk
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Cœur
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- orifice pulmonaire
1, record 2, French, orifice%20pulmonaire
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(...) l'orifice pulmonaire (...) sépare la cavité ventriculaire droite du tronc de l'artère pulmonaire. [il] (...) est constitué par un anneau fibreux propre (...). L'orifice pulmonaire est situé en avant et à gauche de l'orifice tricuspidien, en avant et un peu à gauche de l'orifice aortique. (ENMEC, 1978, p. 3). 1, record 2, French, - orifice%20pulmonaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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