loading...| Preferred Name |
capillary |
| Synonyms |
blood capillary capillary vessel |
| Definitions |
Any of the smallest blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001982 |
| connects | |
| database_cross_reference |
UMLS:C0935624 EV:0100035 VHOG:0001253 MESH:A07.231.432.410 MA:0000065 OpenCyc:Mx4rvWEU-5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA EMAPA:35198 CALOHA:TS-2006 AAO:0010252 BTO:0002045 XAO:0000116 FMA:63194 ZFA:0005250 EFO:0001906 TAO:0005250 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12685 http://uri.neuinfo.org/nif/nifstd/nlx_anat_090902 |
| depicted_by | |
| editor note |
not all sources agree capillary is a blood vessel - consider adopting EMAPA superclass of vascular element |
| external_definition |
Any of the tiny blood vessels connecting the arterioles to the venules.[AAO] |
| has_exact_synonym |
blood capillary capillary vessel |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| 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:0001982 |
| imported from | |
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon#vertebrate_core http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#uberon_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#pheno_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#efo_slim |
| label |
capillary |
| notation |
UBERON:0001982 |
| prefLabel |
capillary |
| structure_notes |
capillaries lack tunica media and tunica adventitia; only the endothelial wall of the tunica intima belongs |
| textual definition |
Any of the smallest blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules. |
| subClassOf |