membrane organ
Nonparenchymatous organ that primarily consists of dense connective tissue organized into a sheet which interconnects two or more organs, separates two or more body spaces from one another, or surrounds an organ or body part. Examples: interosseous membrane of forearm, obturator membrane, tympanic membrane, fibrous pericardium, fascia lata, dura mater. [FMA]. [ FMA:7145 ]
Synonyms: membrane of organ
Term info
- FMA:7145
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165
cjm
2009-07-30T05:19:13Z
membrane
uberon
UBERON:0000094
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl
Membrane organ