Aortic orifice
| Aortic orifice | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | ostium aortae |
| TA98 | A12.1.04.010 |
| TA2 | 3994 |
| FMA | 9350 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The aortic orifice (aortic opening) is a circular opening, in front and to the right of the
bicuspid valve
.
It is guarded by the
aortic semilunar valve
.
The portion of the ventricle immediately below the aortic orifice is termed the aortic vestibule, and has fibrous instead of muscular walls.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 534 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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