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Anterior interventricular sulcus
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The anterior interventricular sulcus, also known as the anterior interventricular groove or anterior longitudinal sulcus, is a sulcus located between the right and left ventricles of the heart on its sternocostal (anterior) surface. It extends from the coronary sulcus to the apex of the heart and indicates the site of the interventricular septum.
The interventricular sulcus is a used as a passageway by two major vessels of the heart: the anterior interventricular artery after it branches from the left coronary artery and the great cardiac vein after it originates from the apex of the heart on its course to the coronary sinus.
| Terminology |
English: Anterior interventricular sulcus Latin: Sulcus interventricularis anterior |
| Definition | Sulcus between the left and right ventricles on the sternocostal (anterior) surface of the heart. |
| Function | Provides a passageway for the anterior interventricular artery and great cardiac vein |
Learn more about the surface anatomy of the heart with this study unit (and article):
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Frequent questions
Where is the anterior interventricular sulcus?
The anterior interventricular sulcus is located in the anterior surface of the heart, running vertically between the right and left heart ventricles.
Which vein is located in the anterior interventricular sulcus?
The great cardiac vein, along with the interventricular artery, runs in the anterior interventricular sulcus.
What is the anterior interventricular sulcus?
The anterior interventricular sulcus is a groove in the anterior surface of the heart. It is located between the right and the left ventricles and houses the anterior interventricular artery and the great cardiac vein.
Which anterior branch of the left coronary artery lies in the anterior interventricular sulcus?
The anterior interventricular artery, a branch of the left coronary artery, runs in the anterior interventricular sulcus.
What are the functions of the blood vessels in the anterior interventricular sulcus?
There are two vessels that run in the anterior interventricular sulcus: the anterior interventricular artery and the great cardiac vein. The anterior interventricular artery supplies the anterior walls of both ventricles, the interventricular septum and the left ventricual apex. The great cardiac vein drains blood from the anterior surface of the heart.
What is the difference between interventricular sulcus and interventricular septum?
The anterior interventricular sulcus and the interventricular septum are distinct anatomical structures. The sulcus is a groove on the surface of the heart, located between the left and right ventricles. In contrast, the septum is a muscular wall inside the heart that separates the left and right ventricles.
Which vessels are located in the anterior interventricular sulcus?
The anterior interventricular sulcus contains the anterior interventricular artery and the great cardiac vein.
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