common tendinous ring
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0014796
A ring of fibrous tissue surrounding the optic nerve at its entrance at the apex of the orbit. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annulus_of_Zinn ]
Synonyms: anulus tendineus communis, common annular tendon, common anular tendon, anulus of Zinn
Term info
ligament of Zinn, annulus of Zinn, anulus tendineus communis, common tendinous ring, anulus tendineus, annulus tendineus communis, tendon of Zinn
uberon
UBERON:0014796
common tendinous ring, Common tendinous ring
Term relations
- multi-tissue structure
- part of some orbital region
- surrounds some cranial nerve II
- only in taxon some Vertebrata