cardiac skeleton

Term ID

UBERON:0004292

Synonyms

• anulus fibrosus dexter cordis
• anulus fibrosus sinister cordis
• cardiac fibrous skeleton
• fibrous skeleton of heart
• heart fibrous skeleton
• trigona fibrosa
• trigonum fibrosum dextrum cordis
• trigonum fibrosum sinistrum cordis

Definition

Dense connective tissue that separates the atria from the ventricles and provides physical support for the heart. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiac_skeleton

References

• Cardiac:skeleton
• EMAPA:36645

Ontology

Uberon Ontology