Preferred Name |
blood vessel |
Synonyms |
vascular tree organ region region of vascular tree organ vas sanguineum vascular element |
Definitions |
A vessel through which blood circulates in the body. |
ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001981 |
database_cross_reference |
EMAPA:35993 EFO:0000817 NCIT:C12679 EHDAA2:0003252 XAO:0001011 CALOHA:TS-0080 NLXANAT:090901 ZFA:0005314 VHOG:0001250 FMA:50722 TAO:0002137 MA:0000060 FMA:63183 MAT:0000393 BTO:0001102 UMLS:C0005847 EMAPA:32743 GAID:169 AEO:0000207 OpenCyc:Mx4rvVjxlpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA MESH:D001808 AAO:0011004 EHDAA:240 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_vessel |
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 |
vascular tree organ region region of vascular tree organ |
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 |