Term Name:	chorda tendineae
Synonyms:	chordae tendineae cordis
Definition:	The tendinous strands that connect the papillary muscles on the wall of the ventricles to the leaflets of the atrioventricular valves; the chordae tendineae serve to prevent the AV valves from prolapsing back into the atria
Ontology:	Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0005994]