loading...| Preferred Name |
mucosa |
| Synonyms |
mucosal region mucosa of organ mucous membrane region of mucosa mucosa of organ part organ mucosa tunica mucosa |
| Definitions |
A lining of mostly endodermal origin, covered in epithelium, which is involved in absorption and secretion. They line various body cavities that are exposed to the external environment and internal organs. It is at several places continuous with skin: at the nostrils, the lips, the ears, the genital area, and the anus. The sticky, thick fluid secreted by the mucous membranes and gland is termed mucus. The term mucous membrane refers to where they are found in the body and not every mucous membrane secretes mucus[WP]. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000344 |
| database_cross_reference |
EV:0100382 Wikipedia:Mucous_membrane UMLS:C0026724 GAID:297 MESH:D009092 EHDAA2_RETIRED:0003234 CALOHA:TS-2031 NCIT:C13166 galen:Mucosa AEO:0000199 FMA:85358 BTO:0000886 FMA:85355 SCTID:361693009 |
| definition |
A lining of mostly endodermal origin, covered in epithelium, which is involved in absorption and secretion. They line various body cavities that are exposed to the external environment and internal organs. It is at several places continuous with skin: at the nostrils, the lips, the ears, the genital area, and the anus. The sticky, thick fluid secreted by the mucous membranes and gland is termed mucus. The term mucous membrane refers to where they are found in the body and not every mucous membrane secretes mucus[WP]. |
| depicted_by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4e/Ens.png/200px-Ens.png |
| has part | |
| has_exact_synonym |
mucosal region mucosa of organ mucous membrane mucosa of organ part organ mucosa |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
region of mucosa tunica mucosa |
| id |
UBERON:0000344 |
| in_subset | |
| label |
mucosa |
| notation |
UBERON:0000344 |
| only in taxon | |
| prefLabel |
mucosa |
| RO_0002171 | |
| UBPROP_0000007 |
mucosal |
| UBPROP_0000012 |
FMA has mucosa vs region of mucosa; these are subtypes of Mucosa: Mucosa of gallbladder, tongue, .... The following are subtypes of Region of mucosa: Mucosa of zone of stomach, trachea, bronchus, dorsum of tongue.... Depends on whether the covered area is an organ or organ component. Uberon does not regard organ vs organ component as crucial distinction and thus collapses these into a single class deliberately |
| subClassOf |