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Cardiovascular System > Heart > Heart Valves > Chordae Tendineae

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Chordae Tendineae  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The tendinous cords that connect each cusp of the two atrioventricular HEART VALVES to appropriate PAPILLARY MUSCLES in the HEART VENTRICLES, preventing the valves from reversing themselves when the ventricles contract.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-NRTQ1DRZ-9

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