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right cardiac atrium

Go to external page http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002078

A cardiac atrium that is in the left side of the heart. It receives deoxygenated blood. In mammals, this comes from the superior and inferior vena cava and the coronary sinus, and pumps it into the right ventricle through the tricuspid valve. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_atrium http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]

Term info

Label

right cardiac atrium

Synonyms
  • cardiac right atrium
  • heart right atrium
  • right atrium
  • right atrium of heart
  • right cardiac atrium
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, pheno_slim

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/Diagram_of_the_human_heart_%28cropped%29.svg

external definition

Right cardiac chamber which is continuous with the superior vena cava and inferior vena cava.[FMA]

has related synonym

atrium dextrum

homology notes

The tetrapod clade develops a complete atrial septum and loses the fifth aortic arch altogether.[well established][VHOG]

id

UBERON:0002078

implements design pattern

https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/wiki/Modeling-paired-structures-Design-Pattern