Dense connective tissue that separates the atria from the ventricles and provides physical support for the heart. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiac_skeleton http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0003204 ]
Synonyms: skeleton of heart cardiac fibrous skeleton fibrous skeleton of heart heart fibrous skeleton
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- thoracic segment connective tissue
- mesoderm-derived structure
- part of some heart
- adjacent to some cardiac atrium
- adjacent to some cardiac ventricle