| Name: | atrium |
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| Definition: | Cavitated compound organ that receives inflow of deoxygenated blood and delivers it to a muscular cardiac ventricle. Valves are present to direct flow. There are only two chambers present in the fish heart. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000471] |
| 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 |