| Term: | atrium cardiac conduction system development |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | atrium |
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| Definition: | Cavitated compound organ that receives inflow of deoxygenated blood and delivers it to a muscular cardiac ventricle. Valves are present to direct flow. There are only two chambers present in the fish heart. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000471] |
| Name: | cardiac conduction system development |
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| Synonyms: | cardiac impulse conducting system development, heart conduction system development |
| Definition: | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the cardiac conduction system over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The cardiac conduction system consists of specialized cardiomyocytes that regulate the frequency of heart beat. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0003161] QuickGO AmiGO |