Preferred Name

Tunica Adventitia
Synonyms
Definitions

The outer connective tissue layer of the blood vessel wall. The adventitia consists of longitudinally arranged collagen fibers, elastic fibers, smooth muscle, fibroblasts, nerves and the vasa vasorum. It is thicker in veins than in arteries.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C33818

code

C33818

definition

The outer connective tissue layer of the blood vessel wall. The adventitia consists of longitudinally arranged collagen fibers, elastic fibers, smooth muscle, fibroblasts, nerves and the vasa vasorum. It is thicker in veins than in arteries.

label

Tunica Adventitia

Legacy Concept Name

Tunica_Adventitia

Preferred_Name

Tunica Adventitia

prefixIRI

NCIT:C33818

prefLabel

Tunica Adventitia

Semantic_Type

Tissue

UMLS_CUI

C0225342

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C32213

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