tunica media
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002522
The middle layer of an artery or vein. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunica_media ]
Term info
database cross reference
- MA:0002855
- EMAPA:36298
- MESH:D017540
- UMLS:C0162867 (ncithesaurus:Tunica_Media)
- SCTID:61695000
- FMA:55590
- NCIT:C33821
- BTO:0002011
- Wikipedia:Tunica_media
- GAID:170
Subsets
uberon_slim
comment
May be composed of smooth muscle and elastic tissue
depicted by
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Illu_artery.jpg
has related synonym
tunica media vasorum
has obo namespace
uberon
id
UBERON:0002522
prefLabel
Tunica media