Dense connective tissue that separates the atria from the ventricles and provides physical support for the heart. [ http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0003204 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiac_skeleton ]
Synonyms: skeleton of heart cardiac fibrous skeleton fibrous skeleton of heart heart fibrous skeleton
Term information
trigona fibrosa
trigonum fibrosum dextrum cordis
anulus fibrosus dexter cordis
anulus fibrosus sinister cordis
trigonum fibrosum sinistrum cordis
Term relations
- thoracic segment connective tissue
- mesoderm-derived structure
- part of some heart
- adjacent to some cardiac atrium
- adjacent to some cardiac ventricle