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capsule of lymph node

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Capsule surrounding lymph node composed of connective tissue with some plain muscle fibers. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lymph_node#Capsule ]

Term info

Label

capsule of lymph node

Synonyms
  • capsula nodi lymphoidei
  • lymph node capsule
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim

latin term
capsula nodi lymphoidei [ FMA : TA FMA : 74604 ]

depicted by

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/Lymphknoten_%28Schwein%29.jpg

id

UBERON:0002194

taxon notes

from its internal surface are given off a number of membranous processes or trabeculae, consisting, in man, of connective tissue, with a small admixture of plain muscle fibers; but in many of the lower animals composed almost entirely of involuntary muscle[WP]