Preferred Name |
optic choroid |
Synonyms |
chorioid choroidea eye choroid posterior uvea choroid coat optic choroid choroid |
Definitions |
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]. |
ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001776 |
adjacent to |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000966 |
contributes to morphology of | |
database_cross_reference |
VHOG:0001568 ZFA:0005229 Wikipedia:Choroid MESH:D002829 MA:0000263 BTO:0001829 NCIT:C12344 EV:0100347 TAO:0005229 GAID:913 UMLS:C0008520 SCTID:181172003 EMAPA:19077 FMA:58298 CALOHA:TS-2054 |
definition |
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]. |
depicted by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Schematic_diagram_of_the_human_eye_en.svg |
editor note |
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 |
has_exact_synonym |
choroidea eye choroid posterior uvea choroid coat choroid |
has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
has_related_synonym |
chorioid choroidea optic choroid |
id |
UBERON:0001776 |
in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#uberon_slim |
label |
optic choroid |
notation |
UBERON:0001776 |
overlaps | |
part_of | |
prefLabel |
optic choroid |
treeView | |
UBPROP_0000007 |
choroidal |
UBPROP_0000012 |
MP treats posterior uvea and optic choroid as distinct |
subClassOf | |
disjointWith |