| 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: | vascular endothelium |
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| Synonyms: | endothelia |
| Definition: | Simple squamous epithelium which lines blood and lymphatic vessels and the heart. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001639] |