National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 21, 2019
Preferred Name

Ciliary Muscle

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C32315

code

C32315

DEFINITION

A ring of smooth muscle consisting of circular and radiating fibers within the middle layer of the eye. The ciliary muscle is innervated by both the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems and acts to control the flow of aqueous humour into Schlemm's canal and changes the shape of the eye lens.

label

Ciliary Muscle

Legacy_Concept_Name

Ciliary_Muscle

Preferred_Name

Ciliary Muscle

prefixIRI

C32315

prefLabel

Ciliary Muscle

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C0559230

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13019

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13056

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