MEDICAL
HEART AND PERICARDIUM
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Question
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Which of the following structures is a deep groove that is usually filled with a substantial amount of fat and marks the border between the atria and the ventricles?
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Coronary sinus
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Anterior interventricular sulcus
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Posterior interventricular sulcus
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Interventricular septum
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Coronary sulcus
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The coronary sulcus (also called coronary groove, auriculoventricular groove, atrioventricular groove, AV groove) is a groove on the surface of the heart at the base of right auricle that separates the atria from the ventricles.
Detailed explanation-2: -The walls of the ventricle are lined with trabeculae carneae, ridges of cardiac muscle covered by endocardium.
Detailed explanation-3: -Shallow grooves called the interventricular sulci, containing blood vessels, mark the separation between ventricles on the front and back surfaces of the heart.
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