Anatomy

Question 1

• welds together the aortic, mitral, and tricuspid valves and forms the largest and strongest component of the cardiac skeleton.
• it is where atrioventricular (AV) (His) bundle passes

Answer 1

central fibrous body, aka right fibrous trigone

Question 2

Forms part of the floor of the transverse sinus
>In infective endocarditis of the mitral or aortic valves, infection can burrow in this area, producing a characteristic fistulas between the left ventricle and the adjacent left atrium, ascending aorta, or transverse sinus

Answer 2

Intervalvular fibrosa

Question 3

form the anatomic substrate for mitral-aortic continuity

Answer 3

Fibrous trigones