Chorda tendineae
System
Cardiovascular
SNOMED CT
279330004
Chorda tendineae
Definition
The tendinous strands that connect the papillary muscles on the wall of the ventricles to the leaflets of the atrioventricular valves; the chordae tendineae serve to prevent the AV valves from prolapsing back into the atria.
The Chorda tendineae is a part of the Cardiovascular.