| Term: | atrioventricular canal endocardial cushion |
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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: | atrioventricular canal |
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| Synonyms: | AV canal, AVC |
| Definition: | The part of the heart connecting the atrium to the cardiac ventricle. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001315] |
| Name: | endocardial cushion |
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| Synonyms: | endocardial cushions |
| Definition: | Swellings of tissue present between the endocardial and myocardial cell layers that will give rise to the interstitial cells of the cardiac valves. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001317] |