What is the name of the extensions of the ventricular myocardium that prevent the valves from opening into the atria?
A)Chordae tendinae
B)Interventricular septum
C)Interatrial septum
D)Papillary muscles

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Papillary muscles are cone-shaped muscular projections in the inner surface of the ventricles that attach to the chordae tendinae. The chordae tendinae, in turn, attach to the atrioventricular valves and prevent them from flipping inside out and into the atria when the ventricles contract.

What Is the Name of the Extensions of the Ventricular