| Name: | bulbus arteriosus |
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| Synonyms: | cardiac outflow tract, outflow tract, truncus |
| Definition: | Multi-tissue structure that consists of three layers and through which the blood exits the heart. The bulbus arteriosus is a pear shaped chamber that functions as a capacitor, maintaining continuous blood flow into the gill arches. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000173] |
| Name: | bulbus arteriosus development |
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| Definition: | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the bulbus arteriosus over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The bulbus arteriosus is an elastic heart chamber. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0003232] QuickGO AmiGO |