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Record 1 2017-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Heart
Universal entry(ies)
nodus sinuatrialis
Latin
DEF

The mass of specialized cardiac muscle fibers that normally acts as the "pacemaker" of the cardiac conduction system; it lies under the epicardium at the upper end of the sulcus terminalis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cœur
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
nodus sinuatrialis
Latin
CONT

Le nœud sino-auriculaire est un petit nœud de tissu à peine visible situé sur la paroi postérieure de l'oreillette droite. Cette région minuscule commande tout le mécanisme de régulation des battements cardiaques. Les impulsions démarrent normalement dans le nœud sino-auriculaire.

Spanish

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