- The
chordae tendineae (sg.:
chorda tendinea) or
tendinous cords,
colloquially known as the
heart strings, are
inelastic cords of
fibrous connective tissue...
-
tricuspid valve. The
tricuspid valve has
three cusps,
which connect to
chordae tendinae and
three papillary muscles named the anterior, posterior, and
septal muscles...
- The left side of the heart. The
mitral valve, as well as the
chordae tendinae are
visible as
white strings.
These connect to the
papillary muscles visible...
- type, the
papillary muscles, give
origin at
their apices to the
chordae tendinae which attach to the
cusps of the
tricuspid valve and to the
mitral valve...
- the left
ventricle myocardium. This
allows pre-tensioning of the
chordae tendinae,
increasing the
resistance to flow
through the
mitral valve during left...
- band in the
right ventricle, or the
papillary muscles that
holds chordae tendinae,
which are
connected to
cusps of
valves to
control flow of
blood into the...
-
inscriptional ribs,
based on
their alleged ****ociation with the
inscriptiones tendinae (the
tendons that form the six pack in humans). However, the terminology...
-
valves - can
appear as thickened, shortened, or
notched valves. The
chordae tendinae can be
fused or thickened. The
papillary muscles can be
enlarged or atrophied...
- each side of the
linea alba. It is also
traversed by the
inscriptiones tendinae, or what
others called myosepta. The
deltoid muscles lie just
lateral to...
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Acute MR (as may
occur due to the
sudden rupture of the
chordae tendinae or
papillary muscle)
causes a
sudden volume overload of both the left atrium...
