Term Name: heart primordium
Synonyms: cardiac field, fused heart primordium
Definition: Bilateral groups of cells consisting of three rows: one row of endocardial precursors medially and two rows of myocardical precursors laterally. The two populations fuse at the midline to form the heart rudiment or cone.
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0003084]

Relationships
develops from: cardiogenic splanchnic mesoderm lateral plate mesoderm
develops into: cardiogenic plate heart rudiment
is part of: cardiovascular system
is a type of: primordium