Coronary sulcus

Coronary sulcus
Sternocostal surface of heart. (Right coronary artery, which runs down coronary sulcus, is visible at left.)
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Identifiers
Latin	sulcus coronarius
Dorlands /Elsevier	s_12/12738662
TA	A12.1.00.011
FMA	7174
Anatomical terminology []

The atria of the heart are separated from the ventricles by the coronary sulcus (also called coronary groove, auriculoventricular groove, atrioventricular groove, AV groove); this contains the trunks of the nutrient vessels of the heart, and is deficient in front, where it is crossed by the root of the pulmonary trunk. On the posterior surface of the heart, the coronary sulcus contains the coronary sinus.

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)