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artery
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001637
An epithelial tube or tree of tibes that transports blood away from the heart[modified from AEO definition]. [ ]
Term info
Label
artery
Synonyms
- arterial subtree
- arterial tree organ part
- arteries
Subsets
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
editor note
Note that in FMA an artery is a tree, whereas AEO/JB defines it as a tube; FMA includes a separate class for what it calls the trunk. Classification in this ontology may currently (Jan 2012) represent a mix of both schemes, although we are gradually revising in the direction of the AEO scheme.
external definition
Part of the circulatory system composed of blood vessels which carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the rest of the body.[AAO]
external ontology notes
Some arthropods have primitive arterial systems but this term refers to arteries in a true closed circulatory system.
fma set term
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FMA_63812
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
arterial vessel, arterial system
has relational adjective
arterial
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:0001637