Papillary Muscles

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Small protrusions of the working myocardium which hold the Chordae tendineae and tighten the valve leaflets shortly before the systole.

They are connected to the leaflets of the heart by sinewy threads and keep the valve closed when the pressure in the heart increases.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papillary_muscle ([1])