Name: | cardiac ventricle |
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Synonyms: | ventricle |
Definition: | Cavitated compound organ that receives blood flow from the atrium and delivers blood to the body via the aorta. Valves are present to direct flow. There are only two chambers present in the fish heart. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000009] |
Name: | heart contraction |
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Synonyms: | cardiac contraction, heart beating, hemolymph circulation |
Definition: | The multicellular organismal process in which the heart decreases in volume in a characteristic way to propel blood through the body. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0060047] QuickGO AmiGO |
Name: | decreased spatial extent of a process |
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Synonyms: | |
Definition: | A spatial distribution of a process in which the process occupies a smaller length, area, or volume than the reference process. For example, heterochromatin may form over a shorter length of a chromosome in a mutant than in wild type. |
Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0055001] |