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Petit's sinuses
Also known as:
Sinus of Morgagni
Sinus of Valsalva
Associated persons:
Giovanni Battista Morgagni
François Pourfour du Petit
Antonio Maria Valsalva
Description:
The space between the superior aspect of each of the semilunar cusps of the aortic valve and the dilated portion of the wall of the ascending aorta. From two of these sinuses the coronary arteries take origin.
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