corpus cardiacum

Term ID

UBERON:0001056

Synonyms

• corpora cardiaca

Definition

One of a pair of neurohemal organs located on the walls of the aorta just behind the brain. The corpora cardiaca release their store of PTTH only after they receive a signal from neurosecretory cells in the brain. (2)

References

• BTO:0000432
• EFO:0000380
• FBbt:00005799
• MAT:0000211
• MIAA:0000211

Ontology

Uberon Ontology