loading...| Preferred Name |
blood vessel smooth muscle |
| Synonyms |
involuntary muscle of blood vessel non-striated muscle of blood vessel smooth muscle tissue of blood vessel vascular smooth muscle tissue smooth muscle of blood vessel blood vessel involuntary muscle blood vessel smooth muscle tissue vascular smooth muscle blood vessel non-striated muscle |
| Definitions |
Smooth muscle found within, and composing the majority of the wall of blood vessels. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0004237 |
| database_cross_reference |
CALOHA:TS-1107 EMAPA:35177 UMLS:C1519956 BTO:0001431 ZFA:0005321 MESH:D009131 Wikipedia:Vascular_smooth_muscle NCIT:C33853 TAO:0005321 MA:0000710 |
| definition |
Smooth muscle found within, and composing the majority of the wall of blood vessels. |
| has_alternative_id |
UBERON:0010508 |
| has_exact_synonym |
involuntary muscle of blood vessel non-striated muscle of blood vessel smooth muscle tissue of blood vessel vascular smooth muscle tissue smooth muscle of blood vessel blood vessel involuntary muscle blood vessel smooth muscle tissue vascular smooth muscle blood vessel non-striated muscle |
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uberon |
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UBERON:0004237 |
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| label |
blood vessel smooth muscle |
| notation |
UBERON:0004237 |
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| prefLabel |
blood vessel smooth muscle |
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| UBPROP_0000009 |
Vascular smooth muscle contracts or relaxes to both change the volume of blood vessels and the local blood pressure, a mechanism that is responsible for the redistribution of the blood within the body to areas where it is needed (i.e. areas with temporarily enhanced oxygen consumption). Thus the main function of vascular smooth muscle tonus is to regulate the caliber of the blood vessels in the body. Excessive vasoconstriction leads to hypertension, while excessive vasodilation as in shock leads to hypotension. |
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