coronary sulcus

coronary sulcus
coronary sulcus n a depression surrounding the heart at the atrioventricular junction and giving passage to coronary arteries, coronary veins, and the coronary sinus

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  • coronary sulcus — noun : a depression surrounding the heart at the atrioventricular junction and giving passage to coronary arteries, veins, and sinus …   Useful english dictionary

  • coronary vein left — the portion of the great cardiac vein lying in the coronary sulcus; it receives blood from the anterior interventricular vein and empties into the coronary sinus …   Medical dictionary

  • 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

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  • Circumflex branch of left coronary artery — Artery: Circumflex branch of left coronary artery Base and diaphragmatic surface of heart. (Circumflex branch not visible, but would be near the coronary sinus.) …   Wikipedia

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  • Anterior interventricular branch of left coronary artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = ramus interventricularis anterior arteriae coronariae sinistrae GraySubject = 142 GrayPage = 547 Caption = Sternocostal surface of heart. (Anterior descending branch labeled at upper right.) Caption2 = The… …   Wikipedia

  • Artery — A vessel that carries blood that is high in oxygen content away from the heart to the farthest reaches of the body. Since blood in arteries is usually full of oxygen, the hemoglobin in the red blood cells is oxygenated. The resultant form of… …   Medical dictionary

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