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vein

Go to external page http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001638

Term info

Label

vein

database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

definition

Any of the tubular branching vessels that carry blood from the capillaries toward the heart.

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Venous_system_en.svg

editor note

TODO - check with MA - vein vs venous blood vessel

external definition

Part of the circulatory system composed of blood vessels which carry blood from other organs, tissues, and cells to the heart.[AAO]

fma set term

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FMA_63814

has exact synonym

venous tree organ part

has broad synonym

venous subtree, venous vessel

has related synonym

vascular element, vena, venae

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:0001638

imported from

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl