atrioventricular groove
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groove — A narrow, elongate depression or furrow on any surface. SEE ALSO: sulcus. alveolobuccal g. the upper and lower half of the buccal vestibule on each side. SYN: alveolobuccal sulcus, gingivobuccal g., gingivobuccal sulcus. alveololabial g. 1. the… … Medical dictionary
human cardiovascular system — ▪ anatomy Introduction organ system that conveys blood through vessels to and from all parts of the body, carrying nutrients and oxygen to tissues and removing carbon dioxide and other wastes. It is a closed tubular system in which the… … Universalium
Sulcus — From the Latin for a groove, furrow, or trench. In medicine, there are many sulci (plural of sulcus) as, for example, the superior pulmonary sulcus. * * * 1. [TA] One of the grooves or furrows on the surface of the brain, bounding the several… … Medical dictionary
Coronary sulcus — Sternocostal surface of heart. (Right coronary artery, which runs down coronary sulcus, is visible at left.) Latin sulcus coronarius Gray s … Wikipedia
Right coronary artery — Artery: Right coronary artery Sternocostal surface of heart. (Right coronary artery visible at left.) Latin arteria coronaria dextra Gray s … Wikipedia
Stannius ligature — Stannius ligature. Experimentally, this is what is done. A ligature placed either around the junction between the sinus venosus and atrium of the frog or turtle heart (first stannius ligature) or around the atrioventricular junction (second… … Wikipedia
Coronary circulation — An anterior left coronary artery. Base and diaphragmatic s … Wikipedia
sulcus coronarius cordis — [TA] coronary sulcus of heart a groove on the external surface of the heart, separating the atria from the ventricles; portions of it are occupied by the major arteries and veins of the heart; called also atrioventricular groove … Medical dictionary
Pierre Nicolas Gerdy — (May 1, 1797 March 18, 1856) was a French physician who was a native of Loches. He was a professor with the Faculty of Medicine in Paris, and worked with the greatest Parisian surgeons of the early and mid 19th century, including Jacques Lisfranc … Wikipedia
Ganglion — The celebrated 2nd century Greek physician Galen ((c. 130 201 A.D.) who lived and worked in Rome first used the word ganglion to denote a nerve complex. Ganglion still is used to refer to an aggregation of nerve cell bodies. Another use of the… … Medical dictionary
