transverse pericardial sinus


trans·verse per·i·car·di·al si·nus

[TA] a passage in the pericardial sac between the origins of the great vessels, that is, posterior to the intrapericardial portions of the pulmonary trunk and ascending aorta and anterior to the superior vena cava and superior to the atria; it is formed as a result of the flexure of the heart tube, partially approximating the great venous and arterial vessels. Synonym(s): sinus transversus pericardii [TA], Theile canal, transverse sinus of pericardium

trans·verse per·i·car·di·al si·nus

(trans-vĕrs' per'i-kahr'dē-ăl sī'nŭs) [TA] A passage in the pericardial sac between the origins of the great vessels (i.e., posterior to the intrapericardial portions of the pulmonary trunk and ascending aorta and anterior to the superior vena cava and superior to the atria); it is formed as a result of the flexure of the heart tube, partially approximating the great venous and arterial vessels.
Synonym(s): Theile canal.

Theile,

Friedrich W., German anatomist, 1801-1879. Theile canal - a passage in the pericardial sac between the origins of the great vessels, formed as a result of the flexure of the heart tube. Synonym(s): transverse pericardial sinusTheile glands - small, mucous, tubuloalveolar glands in the mucosa of the larger bile ducts and especially in the neck of the gallbladder. Synonym(s): glands of biliary mucosaTheile muscle - Synonym(s): superficial transverse perineal muscle