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 atria contract at the same time, forcing blood through the atrioventricular valves into the ventricles.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The atria would contract, but the ventricles would not, because the atrioventricular node passes signals to the Purkinje fibers, which allow the ventricles to contract.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Explain fully how the cardiac cycle would be affected if the signal was blocked at the atrioventricular node and why.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
When the pressure falls below that of the atria, blood moves from the atria into the ventricles, opening the atrioventricular valves and marking one complete heart cycle.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Between weeks five and eight, the atrioventricular valves form.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
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