optic choroid
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001776
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]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choroid ]
Synonyms: choroid, posterior uvea, choroidea, choroid coat, eye choroid
Term info
- MESH:D002829
- FMA:58298
- Wikipedia:Choroid
- SCTID:181172003
- ZFA:0005229
- NCIT:C12344
- MA:0000263
- GAID:913
- EV:0100347
- TAO:0005229
- UMLS:C0008520 (ncithesaurus:Choroid)
- VHOG:0001568
- EMAPA:19077
- CALOHA:TS-2054
- BTO:0001829
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core, human_reference_atlas
choroidal
MP treats posterior uvea and optic choroid as distinct
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Schematic_diagram_of_the_human_eye_en.svg
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
choroidea, chorioid, optic choroid
uberon
UBERON:0001776
Choroid
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606
Term relations
- vasculature of eye
- part of some uvea
- overlaps some posterior segment of eyeball
- contributes to morphology of some uvea
- adjacent_to some anterior uvea
- adjacent_to some retina
- part of some chorioretinal region
- adjacent_to some sclera