| 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: | cardiac conduction |
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| Definition: | Transfer of an organized electrical impulse across the heart to coordinate the contraction of cardiac muscles. The process begins with generation of an action potential (in the sinoatrial node (SA) in humans) and ends with a change in the rate, frequency, or extent of the contraction of the heart muscles. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0061337] QuickGO AmiGO |
| Name: | decreased velocity |
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| Synonyms: | |
| Definition: | A physical quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's decreased rate of change of the position. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0002472] |