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Preferred term

Sinoatrial Node  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The small mass of modified cardiac muscle fibers located at the junction of the superior vena cava (VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR) and right atrium. Contraction impulses probably start in this node, spread over the atrium (HEART ATRIUM) and are then transmitted by the atrioventricular bundle (BUNDLE OF HIS) to the ventricle (HEART VENTRICLE).

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Sino-Atrial Node
  • Sinu-Atrial Node
  • Sinuatrial Node
  • Sinus Node

In other languages

  • French

  • Noeud de Keith et Flack
  • Noeud sino-atrial
  • Noeud sino-auriculaire
  • Noeud sinoatrial
  • Noeud sinoauriculaire
  • Noeud sinu-atrial
  • Noeud sinusal

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-CFZW7TR3-2

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