Concept information
Preferred term
Chordae Tendineae
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Note
- for disease, coord IM with HEART VALVE DISEASES (IM); PAPILLARY MUSCLES is also available but read MeSH definition; false tendons: index PURKINJE FIBERS but see note there
Scope note
- 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.
In other languages
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Finnish
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chordae tendinae
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jännerihma
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jännesäie
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jännesäikeet
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läppäjänne
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läppäjänteet
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002815
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