Lei hulu, made from feathers. A lei (nÄ lei is the plural in the Hawaiian language) may be composed of a pattern or series of just about anything, but most commonly consists of fresh natural foliage such as flowers, leaves, vines, fern fronds, and seeds.
The chordae tendineae, or heart strings, are cord like structures that connect the Mitral and tricuspid valve to the papillary muscles. The functions of chordae tendineae are: 1) bring the right ventricular walls closer together during contraction. 2) pull the semilunar valves open to allow ventricular ejection.
Chordae tendineae of the posterior cusps of atrioventricular valves in a cross-section of the heart. From Dorland's, 2000. chorda tymÂ´pani a nerve originating from the facial nerve, distributed to the submandibular, sublingual, and lingual glands and the anterior two-thirds of the tongue; it is a parasympathetic and special sensory nerve.