loading...| Preferred Name |
blood vessel |
| Synonyms |
vas sanguineum region of vascular tree organ vascular tree organ region vascular element |
| Definitions |
A vessel through which blood circulates in the body. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001981 |
| database_cross_reference |
FMA:50722 TAO:0002137 VHOG:0001250 ZFA:0005314 XAO:0001011 CALOHA:TS-0080 EHDAA2:0003252 EMAPA:35993 NCIT:C12679 EFO:0000817 AAO:0011004 MESH:D001808 EHDAA:240 AEO:0000207 OpenCyc:Mx4rvVjxlpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA GAID:169 UMLS:C0005847 EMAPA:32743 FMA:63183 MA:0000060 MAT:0000393 BTO:0001102 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_vessel http://uri.neuinfo.org/nif/nifstd/nlx_anat_090901 |
| definition |
A vessel through which blood circulates in the body. |
| depicted_by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Circulatory_System_en.svg |
| editor note |
consider adopting the EMAPA superclass 'vascular element', which includes microvasculature (e.g. capillaries), vascular plexus |
| external_definition |
Any of the vessels through which blood circulates in the body.[AAO] Any of the vessels through which blood circulates in the body. [XAO:0001011_][VHOG] |
| external_ontology_notes |
FMA:63183 Blood vessel is categorized as 'general anatomical term'. Suggestion to map to region of vascular tree from Terry H at JAX |
| has_broad_synonym |
vascular element |
| has_exact_synonym |
region of vascular tree organ vascular tree organ region |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
vas sanguineum |
| 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:0001981 |
| imported from | |
| in_subset |
http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#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/core#efo_slim |
| label |
blood vessel |
| notation |
UBERON:0001981 |
| prefLabel |
blood vessel |
| taxon_notes |
annelids have blood vessels, but this class is not applicable to annelids. |
| subClassOf |