Anterior interventricular sulcus
| Anterior interventricular sulcus | |
|---|---|
 Sternocostal surface of heart (sulcus visible at bottom right, but not labeled) | |
 Heart of a dog. 1. left ventricle 2. anterior interventricular sulcus 3. right ventricle 4. conus arteriosus 5. pulmonary artery 6. Ligamentum arteriosum 7. aortic arch 8. brachiocephalic artery 9. left subclavian artery 10. right auricle 11. left auricle 12. fat 13. pulmonary vein | |
| Details | |
| Latin | Sulcus interventricularis anterior |
| Identifiers | |
| Gray's | p.527 |
| Dorlands /Elsevier | s_28/12768862 |
| TA | A12.1.00.009 |
| FMA | 7177 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The anterior longitudinal sulcus (anterior interventricular sulcus or anterior longitudinal sulcus) is one of two grooves that separates the ventricles of the heart, the other being the posterior interventricular sulcus.
The anterior longitudinal sulcus is situated on the sternocostal surface of the heart, close to its left margin.
The anterior interventricular branch of the left coronary artery runs in the sulcus along with the great cardiac vein.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- thoraxlesson4 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (image only)
- anterior+interventricular+sulcus at eMedicine Dictionary
- Anatomy photo:20:st-1102 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||