Anterior interventricular sulcus

Anterior interventricular sulcus
Sternocostal surface of heart
(sulcus visible at bottom right, but not labeled)
Heart of a dog.
Details
Identifiers
Latinsulcus interventricularis anterior
TA98A12.1.00.009
TA23943
FMA7177
Anatomical terminology

The anterior interventricular sulcus (or anterior longitudinal sulcus) is one of two grooves separating the ventricles of the heart (the other being the posterior interventricular sulcus). They can also be known as paraconal interventricular groove or subsinosal interventricular groove respectively. It is situated on the sternocostal surface of the heart,[1][2] close to the left margin of the heart.[2] It extends between the coronary sulcus, and the apex of the heart;[1] upon reaching the diaphragmatic surface of the heart, it ends at the notch of cardiac apex.[3] It contains the anterior interventricular branch of the left coronary artery, and great cardiac vein.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b c Morton, David A. (2019). The Big Picture: Gross Anatomy. K. Bo Foreman, Kurt H. Albertine (2nd ed.). New York. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-259-86264-9. OCLC 1044772257.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ a b c Gray, Henry (1918). Gray's Anatomy (20th ed.). p. 527.
  3. ^ "Incisura apicis cordis". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-01-06.