| Term: | posterior cardinal vein blood circulation |
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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: | posterior cardinal vein |
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| Synonyms: | axial vein, caudal cardinal veins, PCV, postcardinal vein |
| Definition: | Continuation of the caudal vein cranial to the anal pore. The cardinal vein splits into a pair of vessels in the cranial trunk, just caudal to the radix of the aorta. The posterior cardinals each empty into the common cardinal vein. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000477] |
| Name: | blood circulation |
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| Synonyms: | hemolymph circulation |
| Definition: | The flow of blood through the body of an animal, enabling the transport of nutrients to the tissues and the removal of waste products. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0008015] QuickGO AmiGO |