Anatomy

Papillary Muscles

Conical muscular projections from the walls of the cardiac ventricles, attached to the cusps of the atrioventricular valves by the chordae tendineae.

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Abstract

Conical muscular projections from the walls of the cardiac ventricles, attached to the cusps of the atrioventricular valves by the chordae tendineae.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Muscle, Papillary
  • Muscles, Papillary
  • Papillary Muscle

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Aspects Covered

23 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

Manual 21.52 as test tissue; for diseases of papillary muscles coordinate IM with MYOCARDIAL DISEASES; / growth: coordinate with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; / embryol: coordinate with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT if pertinent

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  1. A02w.633w.580w.680w
  2. A07w.541w.510w.619w
  3. A07w.541w.704w.750w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Papillary Muscles. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010210. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010210
  2. Papillary Muscles. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papillary_muscle
  3. Papillary Muscles. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1913658