| Term: | bulbus arteriosus nucleus |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| 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: | nucleus |
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| Synonyms: | cell nucleus, horsetail nucleus |
| Definition: | A membrane-bounded organelle of eukaryotic cells in which chromosomes are housed and replicated. In most cells, the nucleus contains all of the cell's chromosomes except the organellar chromosomes, and is the site of RNA synthesis and processing. In some species, or in specialized cell types, RNA metabolism or DNA replication may be absent. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0005634] QuickGO AmiGO |