(from the article `ventricle`) ...aorta, the main trunk by which oxygen-rich blood starts its course to the tissues. The interior surfaces of the ventricles are ridged with bundles ...
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<anatomy> Small muscles within the heart which anchor the heart valves. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. one of the group of myocardial bundles that terminate in the chordae tendineae that attach to the cusps of the atrioventricular valves; each ventricle has an anterior and a posterior papillary muscle; the right ventricle sometimes has a septal papillary muscle. Synonyms: musculus papillaris cordis &nbs...
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Papillary muscle: Small muscles within the heart that anchor the heart valves. The anchor ropes are the chordae tendineae, thread-like bands of fibrous tissue that attach on one end to the edges of the tricuspid and mitral valves of the heart and on the other end to the papillary muscles.Common Misspellings: papillary muscel
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(pap;u1-ler;e) Muscular projections from the ventricular walls of the heart to which the chordea tendineae are attached.
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n] - any of several muscles associated with the atrioventricular valves
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noun any of several muscles associated with the atrioventricular valves; `the papillary muscles contract during systole to prevent regurgitation of blood into the atria`
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