Preferred Name |
cornea |
Synonyms |
cornea of camera-type eye tunica cornea corneas |
Definitions |
The transparent anterior portion of the fibrous coat of the eye that serves as the chief refractory structure. |
ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000964 |
continuous_with | |
contributes to morphology of | |
database_cross_reference |
NCIT:C12342 EHDAA2:0000316 MA:0000266 AAO:0010344 TAO:0000640 EV:0100341 GAID:892 BTO:0000286 Wikipedia:Cornea CALOHA:TS-0171 OpenCyc:Mx4rvViBa5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA VHOG:0000164 SCTID:181162001 UMLS:C0010031 EMAPA:17161 EFO:0000377 EHDAA:10199 ZFA:0000640 FMA:58238 MESH:D003315 XAO:0000180 |
definition |
The transparent anterior portion of the fibrous coat of the eye that serves as the chief refractory structure. |
depicted_by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Schematic_diagram_of_the_human_eye_en.svg |
developmentally induced by | |
develops_from | |
has part | |
has quality | |
has_exact_synonym |
cornea of camera-type eye |
has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
has_related_synonym |
tunica cornea corneas |
id |
UBERON:0000964 |
in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#uberon_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#pheno_slim |
label |
cornea |
notation |
UBERON:0000964 |
part_of |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0010409 |
prefLabel |
cornea |
treeView |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0004348 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0010409 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0005427 |
UBPROP_0000007 |
corneal |
UBPROP_0000008 |
Compared to terrestial animals, the cornea of zebrafish is relatively flat. It consists of nonpigmented, stratified squamous nonkeratinizing epithelial cells, attached to a thick basement membrane that is considered to be analogous to the Bowman's membrane in mammals. In fish, and aquatic vertebrates in general, the cornea plays no role in focusing light, since it has virtually the same refractive index as water |
subClassOf |