Crista supraventricularis

Crista supraventricularis is a muscular ridge within the right ventricle of the heart. It is located between the tricuspid and pulmonic valves, at the junction of the right ventricular anterior (free) wall and the interventricular septum. It has a "U-shaped" morphology, which serves as a "trough" for the proximal right coronary artery.^[1]

Relationship to adjacent structures:

cups the right coronary artery sinus of the aorta
directly inferior to anterior leaflet of the tricuspid valve

References

^ James, Thomas N. (1985-11-01). "Anatomy of the crista supraventricularis: Its importance for understanding right ventricular function, right ventricular infarction and related conditions". Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 6 (5): 1083–1095. doi:10.1016/S0735-1097(85)80313-2. ISSN 0735-1097. PMID 2931470.

Anatomy of the heart

General

Surface

base
apex
sulci
- coronary
- interatrial
- anterior interventricular
- posterior interventricular
borders
- right
- left

Internal

atria interatrial septum pectinate muscles terminal sulcus ventricles interventricular septum trabeculae carneae chordae tendineae papillary muscle valves cusps atrioventricular septum
cardiac skeleton intervenous tubercle

Chambers

Right heart	(venae cavae, coronary sinus) → right atrium (atrial appendage, fossa ovalis, limbus of fossa ovalis, crista terminalis, valve of inferior vena cava, valve of coronary sinus) → tricuspid valve → right ventricle (infundibulum, moderator band/septomarginal trabecula, crista supraventricularis), → pulmonary valve → (pulmonary artery and pulmonary circulation)
Left heart	(pulmonary veins) → left atrium (atrial appendage) → mitral valve → left ventricle → aortic valve (aortic sinus) → (aorta and systemic circulation)

Layers

Endocardium	heart valves
Myocardium	Conduction system cardiac pacemaker SA node Bachmann's bundle AV node bundle of His bundle branches Purkinje fibers
Pericardial cavity	pericardial sinus
Pericardium	fibrous pericardium sternopericardial ligaments serous pericardium epicardium/visceral layer fold of left vena cava