| Preferred Name |
epithelium |
| Synonyms |
epithelial tissue portion of epithelium |
| Definitions |
Portion of tissue, that consists of one or more layers of epithelial cells connected to each other by cell junctions and which is underlain by a basal lamina. Examples: simple squamous epithelium, glandular cuboidal epithelium, transitional epithelium, myoepithelium[CARO]. Editor note: surface epithelium may contain non-epithelial cells, such as melanocytes, lymphocytes and dendritic cells, within the sheet of epithelial cells. Do we consider these part of the epithelium, or located-in it? |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000483 |
| comment |
Editor note: surface epithelium may contain non-epithelial cells, such as melanocytes, lymphocytes and dendritic cells, within the sheet of epithelial cells. Do we consider these part of the epithelium, or located-in it? |
| composed primarily of | |
| database_cross_reference |
AAO:0000144 NCIT:C12710 EHDAA2:0003066 SCTID:31610004 BTO:0000416 FBbt:00007005 UMLS:C0014609 Wikipedia:Epithelium CALOHA:TS-0288 AEO:0000066 BILA:0000066 MESH:D004848 ZFA:0001486 EMAPA:32738 MA:0003060 CARO:0000066 VHOG:0000387 HAO:0000066 AAO:0010055 TAO:0001486 GAID:402 XAO:0003045 FMA:9639 |
| definition |
Portion of tissue, that consists of one or more layers of epithelial cells connected to each other by cell junctions and which is underlain by a basal lamina. Examples: simple squamous epithelium, glandular cuboidal epithelium, transitional epithelium, myoepithelium[CARO]. |
| depicted by |
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Illu_epithelium.jpg |
| has exact synonym |
epithelial tissue portion of epithelium |
| has part | |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_relational_adjective |
epithelial |
| homology_notes |
The two basic types of metazoan tissue are epithelial and connective. The simplest metazoans, and developmental stages of many primitive invertebrates, consist solely of these two layers. Thus, epithelial and connective tissues may be the primary (original) tissues of metazoans, and both are important in the functional organization of animals.[well established][VHOG] |
| id |
UBERON:0000483 |
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#uberon_slim |
| label |
epithelium |
| notation |
UBERON:0000483 |
| only in taxon | |
| prefLabel |
epithelium |
| subClassOf |