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Which structure anchors the chordae tendinae of the atrioventricular valves?

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Answer: papillary muscle

Chordae tendinae is a connective tissue that used to prevent the heart valve to be flapped away. It like a string that connected into the valve and makes it look like a kite. Papillary muscle is the part that anchoring it to the heart wall.
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