Atrioventricular node
System
Cardiovascular
SNOMED CT
277688002
Atrioventricular node
Definition
An area of conducting tissue between the atria and the ventricles of the heart that conducts the normal electrical impulse from the atria to the ventricles.
Also known as Aschoff-Tawara node, atrioventricular nodal muscle tissue, AV nodal muscle tissue, AV node, node of Tawara, nodus atrioventricularis — per UBERON
The Atrioventricular node is a part of the Cardiovascular.