Crista terminalis
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| Crista terminalis | |
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| Interior of the heart, frontal view. (Crista terminalis labeled at left, second from the top.) | |
| Latin | crista terminalis atrii dextri |
| Gray's | subject #135 509 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | c_62/12266928 |
In the development of the human heart, the right horn and transverse portion of the sinus venosus ultimately become incorporated with and form a part of the adult right atrium, the line of union between it and the right auricle being indicated in the interior of the atrium by a vertical crest, the crista terminalis of His (Wilhelm His, Jr.).
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- GPnotebook 93978682
- SUNY Labs 20:13-0106 - "Heart: Chamber of Right Atrium"
- Atlas of anatomy at UMich ht_rt_atrium - "Right atrium, internal structure, anterior view"
- Diagram at ctsnet.org
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