Term Name: sinus venosus
Synonyms: inflow tract
Definition: Heart region collecting blood from the paired common cardinal veins and delivering to the atrium. One of four components of the heart. The sinus venosus also acts as a pacemaker and is the first to contract.
Appears at: Pharyngula:High-pec (42.0h-48.0h)
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000154]

Relationships
develops from: presumptive sinus venosus
is part of: heart
has parts: sinoatrial valve
is a type of: multi-tissue structure

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