Name: | cardiac ventricle |
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Synonyms: | ventricle |
Definition: | Cavitated compound organ that receives blood flow from the atrium and delivers blood to the body via the aorta. Valves are present to direct flow. There are only two chambers present in the fish heart. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000009] |
Name: | myofibril |
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Synonyms: | |
Definition: | The contractile element of skeletal and cardiac muscle; a long, highly organized bundle of actin, myosin, and other proteins that contracts by a sliding filament mechanism. |
Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0030016] QuickGO AmiGO |
Name: | decreased thickness |
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Synonyms: | low thickness, slender, thin |
Definition: | A thickness which is relatively low. |
Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000592] |