posterior interventricular sulcus

Term ID

UBERON:0005490

Synonyms

• posterior interventricular groove
• posterior longitudinal sulci
• posterior longitudinal sulcus
• sulcus interventricularis anterior

Definition

The ventricles are separated by two grooves, one of which, the anterior longitudinal sulcus, is situated on the sternocostal surface of the heart, close to its left margin, the other posterior longitudinal sulcus (posterior interventricular sulcus, inferior interventricular groove), on the diaphragmatic surface near the right margin. In it run the posterior interventricular artery and middle cardiac vein. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterior_interventricular_sulcus

References

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterior_interventricular_sulcus
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/277711007

Ontology

Uberon Ontology