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conducting system of heart

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The cardiac conduction system consists of specialized cardiomyocytes that regulate the frequency of heart beat[GO] [ http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0003161 ]

Term info

Label

conducting system of heart

Synonyms
  • cardiac conducting system
  • cardiac conduction system
  • cardiac impulse conducting system
  • cardionector
  • complexus stimulans cordis
  • heart conduction system
  • impulse conducting system
  • systema conducente cordis
database cross reference
Subsets

efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

latin term
complexus stimulans cordis [ FMA : TA FMA : 9476 ]

latin term
systema conducente cordis [ FMA : TA FMA : 9476 ]

editor note

EHDAA2 divides the system from the tissue

has related synonym

central conduction system

homology notes

The fish heart displays clear polarity of contraction in a posterior-to-anterior direction. The contraction waves originate in the sinus venosus and terminate in the conus arteriosus. The nodal phenotype persists in the inflow region of the heart, varying from the venosinus to the sinoatrial junctional areas in different species . Similar to the mammalian situation, pacemaker tissue with a lower intrinsic rhythmicity is also found at the atrioventricular junction.[uncertain][VHOG]

id

UBERON:0002350