English noun: atrioventricular trunk | |||
1. | atrioventricular trunk (body) a bundle of modified heart muscle that transmits the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles causing them to contract | ||
Synonyms | atrioventricular bundle, bundle of His, truncus atrioventricularis | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cardiac muscle, heart muscle | ||