loading...| Preferred Name |
amnion |
| Synonyms |
amnios |
| Definitions |
The thin innermost layer of the extraembryonic membranes that contains the amniotic fluid; the membrane forms a closed sac in which the embryo and later, the fetus, is suspended and protected. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000305 |
| database_cross_reference |
GAID:1298 CALOHA:TS-0033 EHDAA:136 SCTID:181457005 FMA:80223 VHOG:0000721 MESH:A16.254.403.277 EHDAA2:0000116 NCIT:C12365 UMLS:C0002630 Wikipedia:Amnion EMAPA:16109 BTO:0000065 EV:0100122 |
| definition |
The thin innermost layer of the extraembryonic membranes that contains the amniotic fluid; the membrane forms a closed sac in which the embryo and later, the fetus, is suspended and protected. |
| depicted by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Gray14.png |
| develops_from | |
| has developmental contribution from | |
| has part | |
| has_exact_synonym |
amnios |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| id |
UBERON:0000305 |
| in_subset | |
| label |
amnion |
| notation |
UBERON:0000305 |
| only_in_taxon | |
| prefLabel |
amnion |
| surrounds | |
| treeView | |
| UBPROP_0000001 |
A thin but tough extraembryonic membrane of reptiles, birds and mammals that lines the chorion and contains the fEtus and the amniotic fluid around it. [Biology_Online][VHOG] |
| UBPROP_0000003 |
Structures homologous to the four extraembryonic membranes of reptiles and birds appear in mammals: amnion, chorion, yolk sac, and allantois.[well established][VHOG] |
| UBPROP_0000007 |
amniotic |
| subClassOf |