Term Name: bulbus arteriosus
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.
Appears at: Pharyngula:High-pec (42.0h-48.0h)
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000173]

Relationships
develops from: presumptive bulbus arteriosus
is part of: heart
has parts: bulbus arteriosus inner layer bulbus arteriosus lymph vessel bulbus arteriosus middle layer bulbus arteriosus outer layer ventriculo bulbo valve
is a type of: multi-tissue structure

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