atrioventricular trunk

atrioventricular trunk
noun
a bundle of modified heart muscle that transmits the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles causing them to contract
Hypernyms: ↑cardiac muscle, ↑heart muscle

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  • trunk — 1. The body (t. or torso), excluding the head and extremities. 2. A primary nerve, vessel, or collection of tissue before its division. 3. A large collecting lymphatic vessel. SYN: truncus [TA]. [L. truncus] …   Medical dictionary

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  • bundle of His — noun a bundle of modified heart muscle that transmits the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles causing them to contract • Syn: ↑atrioventricular bundle, ↑atrioventricular trunk, ↑truncus atrioventricularis • Hypernyms …   Useful english dictionary

  • cardiac muscle — noun the muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction • Syn: ↑heart muscle • Hypernyms: ↑muscle, ↑muscular tissue • Hyponyms: ↑pacemaker, ↑cardiac pacemaker, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • heart muscle — noun the muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction • Syn: ↑cardiac muscle • Hypernyms: ↑muscle, ↑muscular tissue • Hyponyms: ↑pacemaker, ↑cardiac pacemaker, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • truncus atrioventricularis — noun a bundle of modified heart muscle that transmits the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles causing them to contract • Syn: ↑atrioventricular bundle, ↑bundle of His, ↑atrioventricular trunk • Hypernyms: ↑cardiac… …   Useful english dictionary

  • truncus fasciculi atrioventricularis — trunk of atrioventricular bundle: the undivided portion of the atrioventricular bundle, from its origin at the atrioventricular node to the point of division into the right and left bundle branches at the superior end of the muscular part of the… …   Medical dictionary

  • branch — An offshoot; in anatomy, one of the primary divisions of a nerve or blood vessel. A b.. See ramus, artery, nerve, vein. SYN: ramus (1) [TA]. accessory meningeal b. SYN: pterygomeningeal artery …   Medical dictionary

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