Sinoatrial node

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:anatomical_structure
cardiac pacemaker
gptkbp:affects ischemia
electrolyte imbalance
autonomic tone
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:SA_node
gptkb:sinus_node
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:sick_sinus_syndrome
gptkb:sinus_tachycardia
sinus bradycardia
gptkbp:bloodSupply gptkb:right_coronary_artery
gptkb:left_circumflex_artery
gptkbp:composedOf pacemaker cells
gptkbp:connectedTo atrioventricular node
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Keith_and_Flack
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1907
gptkbp:ECGRepresentation gptkb:P_wave
gptkbp:function generates electrical impulses
initiates heartbeat
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sinoatrial node
gptkbp:inhibitedBy parasympathetic nervous system
gptkbp:innervates autonomic nervous system
gptkbp:location right atrium
near the opening of the superior vena cava
gptkbp:partOf cardiac conduction system
gptkbp:promotion sympathetic nervous system
gptkbp:regulates heart rate
gptkbp:significance site of arrhythmias
gptkbp:size about 15 mm long
about 3 mm wide
gptkbp:supplies gptkb:sinoatrial_nodal_artery
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Heart
gptkb:Corazón
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5