loading...| Preferred Name |
cartilage of bronchus |
| Synonyms |
cartilage of bronchi bronchi cartilage bronchial cartilage ring bronchial cartilage bronchus cartilage cartilage of bronchial trunk bronchial trunk cartilage cartilagines bronchiales |
| Definitions |
The hyaline cartilaginous structures that support the bronchi, present as irregular rings in the larger bronchi (and not as regular as in the trachea), and as small plates and islands in the smaller bronchi; as the branching continues through the bronchial tree, the amount of hyaline cartilage in the walls decreases until it is absent in the smallest bronchioles[MP]. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001956 |
| composed primarily of | |
| contributes to morphology of | |
| contributor | |
| database_cross_reference |
FMA:62649 MA:0001835 UMLS:C0225604 SCTID:278980009 NCIT:C49209 EMAPA:35192 |
| definition |
The hyaline cartilaginous structures that support the bronchi, present as irregular rings in the larger bronchi (and not as regular as in the trachea), and as small plates and islands in the smaller bronchi; as the branching continues through the bronchial tree, the amount of hyaline cartilage in the walls decreases until it is absent in the smallest bronchioles[MP]. |
| has part | |
| has_exact_synonym |
cartilage of bronchi bronchi cartilage bronchial cartilage ring bronchial cartilage bronchus cartilage cartilage of bronchial trunk bronchial trunk cartilage cartilagines bronchiales |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| id |
UBERON:0001956 |
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
| label |
cartilage of bronchus |
| notation |
UBERON:0001956 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
cartilage of bronchus |
| present_in_taxon | |
| treeView | |
| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0007844 |