Doctordconline - The chordae tendineae (tendinous chords), colloquially known as the heart strings, are cord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart.
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Lamb's heart bought from a supermarket. Interior showing 'heartstrings' ( tendons Stock Photo - Alamy
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![Heart strings coloured scanning electron micrograph SEM heart strings chordae tendineae are cord-like tendons connect papillary Stock Photo - Alamy Heart strings coloured scanning electron micrograph SEM heart strings chordae tendineae are cord-like tendons connect papillary Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/CE8X6E/heart-strings-coloured-scanning-electron-micrograph-sem-heart-strings-CE8X6E.jpg)
Heart strings coloured scanning electron micrograph SEM heart strings chordae tendineae are cord-like tendons connect papillary Stock Photo - Alamy
![Lamb's heart bought from a supermarket. Interior showing 'heartstrings' ( tendons Stock Photo - Alamy Lamb's heart bought from a supermarket. Interior showing 'heartstrings' ( tendons Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/EY891D/lambs-heart-bought-from-a-supermarket-interior-showing-heartstrings-EY891D.jpg)
Lamb's heart bought from a supermarket. Interior showing 'heartstrings' ( tendons Stock Photo - Alamy
![Columbia Surgery on Twitter: "You have “heart strings,” literally. Chordae tendineae are tendons that connect your papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve & mitral valve https://t.co/wVo6gkEv3G" / Twitter Columbia Surgery on Twitter: "You have “heart strings,” literally. Chordae tendineae are tendons that connect your papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve & mitral valve https://t.co/wVo6gkEv3G" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJnajlSUMAE3-m9.jpg)
Columbia Surgery on Twitter: "You have “heart strings,” literally. Chordae tendineae are tendons that connect your papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve & mitral valve https://t.co/wVo6gkEv3G" / Twitter
![Heart strings coloured scanning electron micrograph SEM heart strings chordae tendineae are cord-like tendons connect papillary Stock Photo - Alamy Heart strings coloured scanning electron micrograph SEM heart strings chordae tendineae are cord-like tendons connect papillary Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/CE8X6H/heart-strings-coloured-scanning-electron-micrograph-sem-heart-strings-CE8X6H.jpg)
Heart strings coloured scanning electron micrograph SEM heart strings chordae tendineae are cord-like tendons connect papillary Stock Photo - Alamy
![Irish Researchers 'Pull On Heart Strings' In World-First Study To Test Durability of Cardiac Tendons - News & Events | Trinity College Dublin Irish Researchers 'Pull On Heart Strings' In World-First Study To Test Durability of Cardiac Tendons - News & Events | Trinity College Dublin](https://pxl-tcdie.terminalfour.net/fit-in/350x254/prod01/channel_3/media/image-fix---live-mig/tmp/migration/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/55fe3bdcf97c16049c263a437607d36cb81255a8-3.jpg)
Irish Researchers 'Pull On Heart Strings' In World-First Study To Test Durability of Cardiac Tendons - News & Events | Trinity College Dublin
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