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The papillary muscles and the chordae tendinae work to prevent prolapse of the AV valves. This prevents backflow of blood in the heart.
Chordae tendineae are associated with the heart, specifically with the atrioventricular valves (tricuspid and mitral valves). They are fibrous cords that attach the valves to the papillary muscles in order to prevent the valves from inverting into the atria during ventricular contraction.
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The chordae tendineae connect the AV valve and the papillary muscle. These structures work together to prevent backflow from the ventricle to the atrium.
The chordate tendineae prevent the valves from inverting. Meaning that they will only allow the valves to close and then stop. Something like a door stop.
These tendons are anchored to the wall of the ventricle by chordae tendinease, which prevent the valve from inverting. The chordae tendinae are attached to papillary muscles that cause tension to better hold the valve.
The chordae tendinae bring the right ventricular walls closer together, pull semilunar and AV valves open and prevent ballooning of AV valves. The papillary muscles help in the closure and opening of mitral and tricuspid valves.
The chordae tendinae connect the bicuspid and tricuspid valves to the papillary muscles. the tendinae keep the valves shut during systole. During diastole, when the chambers fill with blood, the papillary muscles contract, pulling the tendinae, thus opening the valves.
The tendons that connect the valves to the muscles in the heart are known as chordae tendineae. They attach to the papillary muscles in the ventricles and help to prevent the valves from prolapsing or becoming too loose during contraction of the heart.
Chordae tendineae - attached to the valves between both atria and ventricles... these structures are attached to papillary muscles in the bottom of the ventricles. these contract when the valves contract, this keeps the blood from going back up into the atria.
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