Heart anatomy

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This article covers the anatomy of the heart.

Obscure terms

  • Plica transversae aortae = between aortic root & reflection pericardium.[1]
  • Vincula aortae (fold of Rindfleisch) = aorta & pulmonary artery attachment, site of rupture.[2]

Left ventricle vs. right ventricle

  • Left ventricle.
    • Smooth outflow tract.
  • Right ventricle.
    • Infundibulum.
    • Crista ventricularis = muscular ridge in RVOT between tricuspid valve and pulmonary valve.[3]

Others

  • Trabeculae carneae. (???)
  • Semilunar valve attachment. (???)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Unger F, Rainer WG (December 1999). "The plica transversa aortae: an addendum to the anatomic nomenclature of the heart". Ann. Thorac. Surg. 68 (6): 2391. PMID 10617058. http://ats.ctsnetjournals.org/cgi/content/full/68/6/2391.
  2. ↑ URL: http://ats.ctsnetjournals.org/cgi/content/full/71/2/762-b. Accessed on: 16 September 2010.
  3. ↑ URL: http://www.philachd.org/glossary/c.html#crista%20ventricularis. Accessed on: 16 September 2010.

External links

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