Uberon definition : one of the group of myocardial bundles which terminate in the chordae tendineae that
attach to the cusps of the atrioventricular valves; each ventricle has an anterior
and a posterior papillary muscle; the right ventricle sometimes has a septal papillary
muscle;
Uberon Function note : These muscles contract to tighten the chordae tendineae, which in turn prevent inversion.
This occurs in response to pressure gradients. Instead they brace the valves against
the high pressure, preventing regurgitation of ventricular blood back into the atrial
cavities.[Wikipedia:Papillary_muscle];
Uberon Homology note : On the internal or parietal surface of the left ventricle in man and in mammals are
two papillary muscles, which are almost identical and well developed.[well established][VHOG];
one of the group of myocardial bundles which terminate in the chordae tendineae that
attach to the cusps of the atrioventricular valves; each ventricle has an anterior
and a posterior papillary muscle; the right ventricle sometimes has a septal papillary
muscle