loading...| Preferred Name |
bone marrow |
| Synonyms |
medulla ossium medulla of bone medulla ossea |
| Definitions |
the soft tissue that fills the cavities of bones |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002371 |
| database_cross_reference |
MIAA:0000084 MAT:0000084 EV:0100046 GAID:1287 galen:BoneMarrow AAO:0011007 EFO:0000868 MESH:D001853 MA:0000134 CALOHA:TS-0087 UMLS:C0005953 BTO:0000141 VHOG:0001218 FMA:9608 XAO:0000123 EMAPA:32760 OpenCyc:Mx4rvVm-FpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA BTO:0000829 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_marrow http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/421320006 |
| depicted_by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Gray72-en.svg |
| editor note |
TODO - create superclass for bone marrow / head kidney. both are portions of tissue in the hematopoetic system. also consider adding as subclass of zone of bone organ for consistency with FMA. See also: Leydig and epigonal organs |
| function_notes |
In adults, marrow in large bones produces new blood cells[Wikipedia:Bone_marrow] |
| has exact synonym |
medulla ossium medulla ossea |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
medulla of bone |
| homology_notes |
The bone marrow is the hematopoietic organ in all vertebrates but fishes, in which hematopoiesis occurs in the kidney.[well established][VHOG] |
| id |
UBERON:0002371 |
| 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#efo_slim |
| label |
bone marrow |
| notation |
UBERON:0002371 |
| part_of |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001474 |
| prefLabel |
bone marrow |
| textual definition |
the soft tissue that fills the cavities of bones |
| treeView |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001474 |
| subClassOf |