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 | ||