circulatory organ

Term ID

UBERON:0015228

Synonyms

• cardiac pump
• cardiac structure
• circulatory vessel
• heart
• heart or heart like organ

Definition

A hollow, muscular organ, which, by contracting rhythmically, contributes to the circulation of lymph, blood or analogs. Examples: a chambered vertebrate heart; the tubular peristaltic heart of ascidians; the dorsal vessel of an insect; the lymoh heart of a reptile. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165

References

• SPD:0000130

Ontology

Cell Ontology