atrioventricular bundle

atrioventricular bundle
a bundle of specialized muscle fibers regulating the heartbeat by conducting impulses from the right atrium to the ventricles. Also called bundle of His.

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  • atrioventricular bundle — n BUNDLE OF HIS * * * (AV bundle, bundle of His) a bundle of modified heart muscle fibres (Purkinje fibres) passing from the atrioventricular node forward to the septum between the ventricles, where it divides into right and left bundles, one for …   Medical dictionary

  • atrioventricular bundle — noun a bundle of modified heart muscle that transmits the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles causing them to contract • Syn: ↑bundle of His, ↑atrioventricular trunk, ↑truncus atrioventricularis • Hypernyms: ↑cardiac… …   Useful english dictionary

  • atrioventricular bundle — AV bundle; = bundle of His a bundle of modified heart muscle fibres (Purkinje fibres) passing from the atrioventricular (AV) node forward to the septum between the ventricles, where it divides into right and left bundles, one for each ventricle.… …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • atrioventricular bundle — a′trioventric′ular bun dle n. anat. a bundle of conducting muscle fibers in the heart leading from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles Also called bundle of His …   From formal English to slang

  • bundle of His — atrioventricular bundle …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • bundle of His — his n a slender bundle of modified cardiac muscle that passes from the atrioventricular node in the right atrium to the right and left ventricles by way of the septum and that maintains the normal sequence of the heartbeat by conducting the wave… …   Medical dictionary

  • left branch of atrioventricular bundle — left bundle branch crus sinistrum fasciculi atrioventricularis …   Medical dictionary

  • right branch of atrioventricular bundle — right bundle branch crus dextrum fasciculi atrioventricularis …   Medical dictionary

  • bundle of His — noun a bundle of modified heart muscle that transmits the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles causing them to contract • Syn: ↑atrioventricular bundle, ↑atrioventricular trunk, ↑truncus atrioventricularis • Hypernyms …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bundle of His — Infobox Anatomy Name = Bundle of His Latin = fasciculus atrioventricularis GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Bundle of His is near ventricular septum. Caption2 = Heart cut away showing Bundle of HisSchematic representation of the… …   Wikipedia

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