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Cardiovascular System > Heart > Heart Conduction System > Atrioventricular Node

Preferred term

Atrioventricular Node  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Atrio Ventricular Node
  • Atrio-Ventricular Node
  • Atrio-Ventricular Nodes
  • A V Node
  • A-V Node
  • AV Node
  • A-V Nodes
  • AV Nodes
  • Node, Atrio-Ventricular
  • Node, A-V
  • Node, AV
  • Nodes, Atrio-Ventricular
  • Nodes, A-V
  • Nodes, AV

Scope note

  • A small nodular mass of specialized muscle fibers located in the interatrial septum near the opening of the coronary sinus. It gives rise to the atrioventricular bundle of the conduction system of the heart.

History note

  • 91(75); was see under HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM 1975-90

In other languages

  • eteis-kammiosolmuke

    Finnish

  • A-V
  • A-V-solmuke
  • atrioventrikulaarisolmuke
  • AV
  • AV-solmuke
  • eteiskammiosolmuke
  • nodus atrioventricularis
  • Atrioventrikulär knuta

    Swedish

  • Aschoff-Tawaras knuta
  • AV-knuta
  • Nodus atrioventricularis

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D001283

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