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What might be the significant of nonfunctional or defective chordae tendineae?
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∙ 13y ago
The chordae tendineae keep the tricuspid and bicuspid valves from compressing past the point of closure when the ventricles contract. If the chordae tendineae were not functioning properly, the pressure from ventricular contraction would force the valve to open into the atrium and cause backward flow of blood. In summary, blood would flow the wrong direction, decreasing the heart's effectiveness.
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What happens if the chordae tendineae is nonfunctional or defective?
the valve would fail to close or would invert when the heart contracts, this may cause heart failure.
What might be the significance or nonfunctional or defective chordae tendineae?
The chordae tendineae keep the tricuspid and bicuspid valves from compressing past the point of closure when the ventricles contract. If the chordae tendineae were not functioning properly, the pressure from ventricular contraction would force the valve to open into the atrium and cause backward flow of blood. In summary, blood would flow the wrong direction, decreasing the heart's effectiveness.
How many chordae tendineae are there?
250
What colour are chordae tendineae?
blue
What are the chordae tendineae made out of?
Elastin fibers
What are the fibrous structures that prevent the cuspid valve from prolapsing?
Chordae tendineae
What structures anchor the atrioventricular valves to the papillary muscles of the ventricle walls?
chordae tendineae
What is the strings that hold the AV valves open?
Chordae tendineae
The cusps of atrioventricular valves attach directly to?
chordae tendineae
The cusps of atrioventricular valves are attached to papillary muscles by the?
chordae tendineae
Chordae tendineae is covered by what to prevent blood clotting?
Thin endocardium
What are the cords that hold the two heart valves in place?
Chordae Tendineae
