Term: | cardiac conduction system electrically active cell |
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Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
Name: | cardiac conduction system |
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Synonyms: | cardiac pacemaker, central conduction system |
Definition: | Anatomical system located in the heart that initiates and propagates heart contraction. The cardiac pacemaker. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005063] |
Name: | electrically active cell |
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Synonyms: | electrically active cells |
Definition: | A cell whose function is determined by the generation or the reception of an electric signal. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009128] |