atrioventricular
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of atrioventricular
1855–60; < New Latin atrio- (combining form of atrium heart chamber; see atrium, -o-) + ventricular
Example Sentences
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The ventricles would contract, but the atria would not, because the atrioventricular node passes the signal to the Purkinje fibers, which allow the ventricles to contract.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The ventricles would contract, but the atria would not, because the atrioventricular node passes the signal to the Purkinje fibers, which causes the atria to contract.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The two atrioventricular valves, the tricuspid and mitral valves, are both open, so blood flows unimpeded from the atria and into the ventricles.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Between weeks five and eight, the atrioventricular valves form.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Since these openings and valves structurally weaken the atrioventricular septum, the remaining tissue is heavily reinforced with dense connective tissue called the cardiac skeleton, or skeleton of the heart.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
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