optic choroid
Term info
optic choroid
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
Vascular layer containing connective tissue, of the eye lying between the retina and the sclera. The choroid provides oxygen and nourishment to the outer layers of the retina. Along with the ciliary body and iris, the choroid forms the uveal tract[WP].
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Schematic_diagram_of_the_human_eye_en.svg
check choroid vs choroid layer; check ZFA/TAO placement - no homology assertion in VHOG. Note this is entirely in the posterior region of eyeball in ZFA
MP treats posterior uvea and optic choroid as distinct
choroid, posterior uvea, choroidea, choroid coat, eye choroid
uberon
choroidea, chorioid, optic choroid
choroidal
UBERON:0001776
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl
Term relations
- vasculature of eye
- part of some uvea
- adjacent to some anterior uvea
- overlaps some posterior segment of eyeball
- contributes to morphology of some uvea
- adjacent to some retina
- adjacent to some sclera
- part of some chorioretinal region