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SILLON INTERVENTRICULAIRE ANTERIEUR [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Heart
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- apex or heart
1, record 1, English, apex%20or%20heart
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- apex cordis 2, record 1, English, apex%20cordis
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The blunt rounded extremity of the hear formed by the left ventricle; it is directed ventrally, inferiorly, and to the left. 2, record 1, English, - apex%20or%20heart
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The apex of the heart is first determined, either by its pulsation or as a point in the fifth interspace, 9 cm. to the left of the midsternal line. 3, record 1, English, - apex%20or%20heart
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cœur
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pointe du cœur
1, record 1, French, pointe%20du%20c%26oelig%3Bur
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- apex cordis 2, record 1, French, apex%20cordis
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pointe du cœur. Le sommet proprement dit est uniquement constitué de la pointe du ventricule gauche, l'union entre sillon interventriculaire antérieur et postérieur se faisant à droite de la pointe. La pointe du cœur se situe au niveau du 5eme espace intercostal(mamelon). 1, record 1, French, - pointe%20du%20c%26oelig%3Bur
Record 1, Key term(s)
- sommet du cœur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-01-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- The Heart
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- anterior intraventricular sulcus
1, record 2, English, anterior%20intraventricular%20sulcus
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- anterior intraventricular groove 1, record 2, English, anterior%20intraventricular%20groove
correct
- sulcus interventricularis anterior 1, record 2, English, sulcus%20interventricularis%20anterior
Latin
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A groove on the sternocostal surface of the heart marking the position of the interventricular septum and the line of separation between the ventricles. 1, record 2, English, - anterior%20intraventricular%20sulcus
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Cœur
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sillon interventriculaire antérieur
1, record 2, French, sillon%20interventriculaire%20ant%C3%A9rieur
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- sulcus longitudinalis anterior cordis 2, record 2, French, sulcus%20longitudinalis%20anterior%20cordis
Latin
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'artère interventriculaire antérieure possède un trajet antérieur au niveau du sillon graisseux interventriculaire antérieur séparant les ventricules droit et gauche. 1, record 2, French, - sillon%20interventriculaire%20ant%C3%A9rieur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-09-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Vessels (Medicine)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- left coronary artery of the heart
1, record 3, English, left%20coronary%20artery%20of%20the%20heart
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- left auricular artery 1, record 3, English, left%20auricular%20artery
correct, obsolete
- arteria coronaria sinistra 1, record 3, English, arteria%20coronaria%20sinistra
Latin
- arteria coronaria cordis sinistra 1, record 3, English, arteria%20coronaria%20cordis%20sinistra
Latin
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Origin, left aortic sinus; distribution, it divides into two major branches, an anterior interventricular which descends in the anterior interventricular sulcus, and a circumflex branch which passes to the diaphragmatic surface of the left ventricle; gives atrial, ventricular, and atrioventricular branches. 1, record 3, English, - left%20coronary%20artery%20of%20the%20heart
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Vaisseaux (Médecine)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- artère coronaire gauche
1, record 3, French, art%C3%A8re%20coronaire%20gauche
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- artère grande coronaire 2, record 3, French, art%C3%A8re%20grande%20coronaire
correct, feminine noun
- arteria coronaria sinistra 2, record 3, French, arteria%20coronaria%20sinistra
Latin
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La crosse de l'aorte donne 5 branches principales [parmi lesquelles se trouve] l'artère coronaire gauche : elle naît juste au-dessus de la valvule sigmoïde antéro-gauche, se divise en artère circonflexe et en artère interventriculaire antérieure qui gagne le sillon interventriculaire antérieur. 1, record 3, French, - art%C3%A8re%20coronaire%20gauche
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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