The intervenous tubercle (tubercle of Lower) is a small projection on the posterior wall of the right atrium, above the fossa ovalis.
| Intervenous tubercle | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | tuberculum intervenosum |
| TA98 | A12.1.01.014 |
| FMA | 9270 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
It is distinct in the hearts of quadrupeds, but in man is scarcely visible.
It was supposed by Lower to direct the blood from the superior vena cava toward the atrioventricular opening.
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 531 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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