sinus of Valsalva
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003707
One of the anatomic dilations of the ascending aorta, which occurs just above the aortic valve. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aortic_sinus ]
Synonyms: Petit sinus, aortic sinus, Petit's sinus, Valsalva sinus
Term info
- MA:0003051
- GAID:472
- FMA:3745
- MESH:D012850
- EMAPA:18625
- Wikipedia:Aortic_sinus
- SCTID:277732004
- UMLS:C0503361 (ncithesaurus:Sinus_of_Valsava)
- NCIT:C33557
pheno_slim
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Gray497.png
sinus of Otto, sinus of Morgagni, sinus aortae, sinus aorta
uberon
UBERON:0003707
Aortic sinus
Term relations
- Cardinal organ part
- mesoderm-derived structure
- contributes to morphology of some bulb of aorta
- part of some bulb of aorta