sinus of venae cavae

sinus of venae cavae
sinus venarum cavarum [TA] the portion of the right atrium bounded medially by the interatrial septum and laterally by the crista terminalis, and into which the superior and inferior venae cavae empty; it is often called the sinus venosus because it develops from that embryonic structure.

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  • Sinus venosus — This article is on an embryological structure. For the heart defect of the same name, please see atrial septal defect. Infobox Embryology Name = Sinus venosus Latin = GraySubject = 138 GrayPage = 528 Caption = Interior of dorsal half of heart… …   Wikipedia

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  • sinoatrial — SYN: sinuatrial. * * * si·no·atri·al .sī nō ā trē əl also si·nu·atri·al .sī n(y)ü adj of, involving, or being the sinoatrial node <sinoatrial block> * * * si·no·atri·al (si″no aґtre əl) pertaining to the sinus venosus (sinus of… …   Medical dictionary

  • sinospiral — si·no·spi·ral (si″no spiґrəl) pertaining to the sinus venosus (sinus of venae cavae) and having a spiral course; said of certain bundles of cardiac muscle fibers. See also under fiber …   Medical dictionary

  • sinoventricular — si·no·ven·tric·u·lar (si″no vən trikґu lər) pertaining to the sinus venosus (sinus of venae cavae) and the ventricle of the heart …   Medical dictionary

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