Cell Ontology

Last uploaded: February 13, 2024
Preferred Name

rectal venous plexus

Synonyms

plexus haemorrhoidalis

haemorrhoidal plexus

hemorrhoidal plexus

plexus venosus rectalis

Definitions

The hemorrhoidal plexus (or rectal venous plexus) surrounds the rectum, and communicates in front with the vesical venous plexus in the male, and the uterovaginal plexus in the female. A free communication between the portal and systemic venous systems is established through the hemorrhoidal plexus.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0008887

database_cross_reference

SCTID:303051005

NCIT:C32728

UMLS:C0226766

Wikipedia:Rectal_venous_plexus

FMA:18933

definition

The hemorrhoidal plexus (or rectal venous plexus) surrounds the rectum, and communicates in front with the vesical venous plexus in the male, and the uterovaginal plexus in the female. A free communication between the portal and systemic venous systems is established through the hemorrhoidal plexus.

depiction

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/Gray587.png

has_obo_namespace

uberon

has_related_synonym

plexus haemorrhoidalis

haemorrhoidal plexus

hemorrhoidal plexus

plexus venosus rectalis

id

UBERON:0008887

label

rectal venous plexus

notation

UBERON:0008887

prefLabel

rectal venous plexus

surrounds

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001052

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001593

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