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cardiovascular system

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Term info

Label

cardiovascular system

database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

curator note

we treat cardiovascular as part of circulatory system, with the latter including other kinds of circulation, including lymph.

definition

Anatomical system that has as its parts the heart and blood vessels.

has related synonym

CV system, Herz und Gefaesssystem

homology notes

The vessels of the cardiovascular system are as varied as the diverse organs they supply. However, these variations are based on modifications of a fundamental plan of organization common to vertebrates.[well established][VHOG]

id

UBERON:0004535

imported from

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl