Moderator band

Definition

The moderator band is a muscular band of heart tissue found in the right ventricle of the heart. It plays a crucial role in facilitating the conduction of electrical impulses within the heart, particularly from the interventricular septum to the anterior papillary muscles.

Related terms

Right Ventricle:

The right ventricle is one of the heart's four chambers, responsible for pumping deoxygenated blood to the lungs.

Interventricular Septum:

This is the thick wall separating the left and right ventricles of the heart, crucial for maintaining independent pulmonary and systemic circulatory systems.

Papillary Muscles:

These are internal muscles located in the ventricles of the heart, which attach to the tricuspid and mitral valves via chordae tendineae and prevent valve inversion during contraction