| Front | Papillary muscles |
|---|---|
| Back | Structure: variably sized projections of cardiac muscle that project from ventricular walls into the chamber's interior. Connect to the tricuspid and mitral valve cusps via chordae tendinae. Function: prevent the cupss from everting into the atria during diastole (ventricle contraction) - are a compensatory contractile mechanism, shortening as ventricular walls move closer together. |
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