interventricular groove


interventricular groove

A furrow on the anterior and posterior surfaces of the heart that marks the boundary between the right and left ventricles; it runs approximately perpendicular to the atrioventricular groove. The left anterior descending artery and the great cardiac vein run in the anterior interventricular groove; the posterior descending artery and the middle cardiac vein run in the posterior interventricular groove. Synonym: interventricular sulcusSee also: groove