conus arteriosus

[ koh-nuhs ahr-teer-ee-oh-suhs ]

noun

, Anatomy, Zoology.

, plural co·ni ar·te·ri·o·si [koh, -nahy ahr-teer-ee-, oh, -sahy, koh, -nee ahr-teer-ee-, oh, -see].

1. the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.

Word History and Origins

Origin of conus arteriosus¹

1855–60; < New Latin: literally, arterial cone. See arterio-, cone

Example Sentences

Some living fish that resemble their ancient ancestors, such as sharks, have multiple rows of dozens of heart valves, stored in a chamber called the conus arteriosus.

From National Geographic

The conus arteriosus becomes included in the ventricular cavity, but the sinus venosus still remains distinct, and its opening into the right ventricle is guarded by two valves which closely resemble the two venous valves in the auricle of the human embryo already referred to.

From Project Gutenberg

There is a smooth, thin-walled sinus venosus, a thin reticulate-walled auricle, produced laterally into two appendages, a thick-walled ventricle, and a conus arteriosus containing valves.

From Project Gutenberg

The conus arteriosus too begins to be divided into two chambers, and in Protopterus this division is complete.

From Project Gutenberg

The sinus venosus is still a separate chamber, and the conus arteriosus, which may contain many or few valves, is usually divided into two by a spiral fold.

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