| Preferred Name |
vein |
| Synonyms |
venae venous tree organ part vena venous subtree venous vessel vascular element |
| Definitions |
Any of the tubular branching vessels that carry blood from the capillaries toward the heart. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001638 |
| channel for | |
| channels_from | |
| database_cross_reference |
ZFA:0000082 BTO:0000234 MA:0000067 galen:Vein EHDAA2:0003254 TAO:0000082 EFO:0000816 MAT:0000037 GAID:492 VHOG:0001743 EV:0100031 UMLS:C0042449 FMA:50723 MIAA:0000037 MESH:D014680 XAO:0000115 EMAPA:35906 AEO:0000209 CALOHA:TS-1108 OpenCyc:Mx4rvVjkWpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA AAO:0010212 http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/181367001 http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0042449 |
| depicted_by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Venous_system_en.svg |
| editor note |
TODO - check with MA - vein vs venous blood vessel |
| external_definition |
Part of the circulatory system composed of blood vessels which carry blood from other organs, tissues, and cells to the heart.[AAO] |
| fma_set_term | |
| has exact synonym |
venous tree organ part |
| has_broad_synonym |
venous subtree venous vessel |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
venae vena vascular element |
| homology_notes |
The appearance of Chordata and subsequently the vertebrates is accompanied by a rapid structural diversification of this primitive linear heart: looping, unidirectional circulation, an enclosed vasculature, and the conduction system.[well established][VHOG] |
| id |
UBERON:0001638 |
| imported from | |
| in_subset |
http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#uberon_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon#uberon_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#pheno_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#vertebrate_core http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon#vertebrate_core http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#efo_slim |
| label |
vein |
| notation |
UBERON:0001638 |
| prefLabel |
vein |
| textual definition |
Any of the tubular branching vessels that carry blood from the capillaries toward the heart. |
| subClassOf |