Preferred Name |
optic choroid |
Synonyms |
posterior uvea choroid coat choroidea eye choroid chorioid choroid optic 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 |
NCIT:C12344 TAO:0005229 EV:0100347 MA:0000263 BTO:0001829 MESH:D002829 VHOG:0001568 ZFA:0005229 CALOHA:TS-2054 FMA:58298 GAID:913 EMAPA:19077 UMLS:C0008520 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choroid |
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 |
external_ontology_notes |
MP treats posterior uvea and optic choroid as distinct |
has_exact_synonym |
posterior uvea choroid coat choroidea eye choroid choroid |
has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
has_related_synonym |
choroidea chorioid optic choroid |
has_relational_adjective |
choroidal |
id |
UBERON:0001776 |
in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#uberon_slim |
label |
optic choroid |
notation |
UBERON:0001776 |
part_of | |
prefLabel |
optic choroid |
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subClassOf | |
disjointWith |