loading...| Preferred Name |
mesentery |
| Synonyms |
mesentery (generic) generic mesentery |
| Definitions |
Anatomical organ component composed of a double layer of serous membrane that suspends a viscus from the body wall or connects adjacent viscera and in doing so conveys blood vessels, lymphatics and nerves to and from the viscera. Examples: greater omentum, broad ligament of uterus, sigmoid mesocolon. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002095 |
| database_cross_reference |
SCTID:362707009 MESH:D008643 Wikipedia:Mesentery#Mesentery_.28general.29 FMA:7144 galen:Mesentery UMLS:C0025474 BTO:0001380 EV:0100083 AAO:0011061 NCIT:C33103 GAID:21 |
| definition |
Anatomical organ component composed of a double layer of serous membrane that suspends a viscus from the body wall or connects adjacent viscera and in doing so conveys blood vessels, lymphatics and nerves to and from the viscera. Examples: greater omentum, broad ligament of uterus, sigmoid mesocolon. |
| depicted_by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Gray1038.png |
| has_exact_synonym |
mesentery (generic) generic mesentery |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| id |
UBERON:0002095 |
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#uberon_slim |
| label |
mesentery |
| notation |
UBERON:0002095 |
| only in taxon | |
| prefLabel |
mesentery |
| UBPROP_0000007 |
mesenteric |
| UBPROP_0000012 |
in Uberon, this term is used in the generic sense, not necessarily restricted to the peritoneum, consistent with FMA. WP: 'In anatomy, the mesentery is the double layer of peritoneum that suspends the jejunum and ileum from the posterior wall of the abdomen. Its meaning, however, is frequently extended to include double layers of peritoneum connecting various components of the abdominal cavity.'. TODO - check. Consider FMA:259286 - Region of mesentery. |
| subClassOf |