Bulbus cordis
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The bulbus cordis (the bulb of the heart) is a part of the developing heart that lies ventral to the primitive ventricle after the heart assumes its S-shaped form. The superior end of the bulbus cordis is also called the conotruncus.[1]
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Bulbus cordis | |
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![]() Heart showing expansion of the atria. | |
![]() Diagrams to illustrate the transformation of the bulbus cordis. Ao. Truncus arteriosus. Au. Atrium. B. Bulbus cordis. RV. Right ventricle. LV. Left ventricle. P. Pulmonary artery. | |
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Carnegie stage | 9 |
Gives rise to | smooth parts of right ventricle, left ventricle |
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Latin | bulbus cordis |
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