| Atrioventricular canal | |
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| Dorsal surface of heart of human embryo of thirty-five days. (Atrial canal visible at center.) | |
| Latin | canalis atrioventricularis, canalis atrialis |
| Gray's | subject #135 508 |
| Code | TE E5.11.1.3.2.0.11 |
In the developing heart, the constriction between the atrium and ventricle constitutes the atrioventricular canal or atrial canal, and indicates the site of the future atrioventricular valves.
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