A cardiac atrium that is in the right side of the heart. It receives deoxygenated blood. In mammals, this comes from the superior and inferior vena cava and the coronary sinus, and pumps it into the right ventricle through the tricuspid valve. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_atrium http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Synonyms: right atrium of heart heart right atrium right atrium cardiac right atrium right cardiac atrium
Term information
- SCTID:244383003
- NCIT:C12868
- BTO:0001703
- FMA:7096
- AAO:0010248
- EHDAA2:0000290
- UMLS:C0225844 (ncithesaurus:Right_Atrium)
- galen:RightAtrium
- EMAPA:17321
- XAO:0003192
- VHOG:0000328
- MA:0000075
- Wikipedia:Right_atrium
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Right cardiac chamber which is continuous with the superior vena cava and inferior vena cava.[FMA]
The tetrapod clade develops a complete atrial septum and loses the fifth aortic arch altogether.[well established][VHOG]
https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/wiki/Modeling-paired-structures-Design-Pattern