truncus : Idioms & Phrases
truncus atrioventricularis
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noun a bundle of modified heart muscle that transmits the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles causing them to contract
bundle of His; atrioventricular bundle; atrioventricular trunk.
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truncus celiacus
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noun an artery that originates from the abdominal aorta just below the diaphragm and branches into the left gastric artery and the common hepatic artery and the splenic artery
arteria celiaca; celiac artery; celiac trunk.
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truncus pulmonalis
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noun the artery that carries venous blood from the right ventricle of the heart and divides into the right and left pulmonary arteries
pulmonary trunk.
