loading...| Preferred Name |
aortic sac |
| Synonyms |
saccus aorticus |
| Definitions |
The dilated structure that is lined by endothelial cells and located at the arterial pole of the heart just above (distal to) the truncus arteriosus in mammalian embryos; it is the primordial vascular channel from which the aortic arches (and eventually the dorsal aortae) arise; the aortic sac is homologous to the ventral aorta of gill-bearing vertebrates. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0005432 |
| database_cross_reference |
EHDAA2:0004145 SCTID:361527005 EMAPA:36461 FMA:71008 RETIRED_EHDAA2:0000133 EHDAA:9826 |
| definition |
The dilated structure that is lined by endothelial cells and located at the arterial pole of the heart just above (distal to) the truncus arteriosus in mammalian embryos; it is the primordial vascular channel from which the aortic arches (and eventually the dorsal aortae) arise; the aortic sac is homologous to the ventral aorta of gill-bearing vertebrates. |
| develops_from | |
| has_exact_synonym |
saccus aorticus |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| id |
UBERON:0005432 |
| in_subset | |
| label |
aortic sac |
| notation |
UBERON:0005432 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
aortic sac |
| treeView | |
| UBPROP_0000001 |
the merged ventral aortae of the embryo which supplies blood to the aortic arches[TMD][http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/aortic+sac]. |
| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003498 |