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artery

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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
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

plural term
arteries [ TAO : 0000005 ]

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]

fma set term

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FMA_63812

has related synonym

arterial vessel, arterial system

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