atrioventricular node

Term ID

UBERON:0002352

Synonyms

• A-V node
• Aschoff-Tawara node
• atrio-ventricular node
• atrioventricular nodal muscle tissue
• atriovetricular node
• AV nodal muscle tissue
• AV node
• downstream pacemaker
• node of Tawara
• nodus atrioventricularis

Definition

An area of conducting tissue between the atria and the ventricles of the heart that conducts the normal electrical impulse from the atria to the ventricles. (2)

References

• Atrioventricular:node
• BTO:0005689
• EFO:0000276
• EHDAA2:0004183
• EMAPA:35153
• GAID:558
• MA:0000095
• MAT:0000498
• MESH:D001283
• NCIT:C32161
• OpenCyc:Mx4rMfD91mMcEd2AAABQjYGu0g
• TAO:0005070
• UMLS:C0004247
• VHOG:0001474
• ZFA:0005070
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0004247
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/277688002

Ontology

Cell Ontology