Pectinate muscles of left atrium
Musculi pectinati atrii sinistri
- Related terms: Pectinate muscles
Definition
The pectinate muscles (musculi pectinati), fewer and smaller than in the right auricula, are confined to the inner surface of the auricula.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
