| 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: | elastic fiber assembly |
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| Synonyms: | elastic fibre assembly, elastin fiber assembly, elastin fibre assembly |
| Definition: | Assembly of the extracellular matrix fibers that enables the matrix to recoil after transient stretching. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0048251] QuickGO AmiGO |