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What are the enlarged muscles in ventricles attached to chordae tendinae known as?
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Papillary muscles: The ventricular tissue that give rise to the chordae are often referred to as papillary muscles.
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Papillary muscle: The papillary muscles attach to the cusps of the atrioventricular valves (a.K.A. The mitral and tricuspid valves) via the chordae tendinae and contract to prevent inversion or prolapse of these valves.
Answered 12/18/2014
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