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blood vessel
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001981
A vessel through which blood circulates in the body.
Term info
Label
blood vessel
Synonyms
- region of vascular tree organ
- vas sanguineum
- vascular element
- vascular tree organ region
Subsets
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Circulatory_System_en.svg
editor note
consider adopting the EMAPA superclass 'vascular element', which includes microvasculature (e.g. capillaries), vascular plexus
external definition
Any of the vessels through which blood circulates in the body.[AAO], Any of the vessels through which blood circulates in the body. [XAO:0001011_][VHOG]
external ontology notes
FMA:63183 Blood vessel is categorized as 'general anatomical term'. Suggestion to map to region of vascular tree from Terry H at JAX
has obo namespace
uberon
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:0001981
imported from
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl
taxon notes
annelids have blood vessels, but this class is not applicable to annelids.