loading...| Preferred Name | muscular coat | |
| Synonyms |
muscular coat muscularis externa muscularis propria tunica externa transverse muscular fibers tunica muscularis muscularis muscular layer muscularis layer |
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| Definitions |
A region of muscle in many organs in the vertebrate body, adjacent to the submucosa membrane. It is responsible for gut movement such as peristalsis. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006660 |
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| database_cross_reference |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscular_layer http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0225358 http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/86915006 UMLS:C0225358 BTO:0004838 |
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| editor note |
currently this class conflates a generic layer of muscle and a specific layer found lining the digestive tract (the muscularis externa), typically composed of circular and longitudinal layers (although this varies) |
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| external_definition |
An outer layer of smooth muscle surrounding a hollow or tubular organ as the bladder, esophagus, large intestine, small intestine, stomach, ureter, uterus, and vagina that often consists of an inner layer of circular fibers serving to narrow the lumen of the organ and an outer layer of longitudinal fibers serving to shorten its length[BTO]. |
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| has exact synonym |
muscular layer muscularis layer tunica muscularis |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
muscular coat muscularis externa muscularis propria tunica externa transverse muscular fibers tunica muscularis muscularis |
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| id |
UBERON:0006660 |
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| label |
muscular coat |
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| notation |
UBERON:0006660 |
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| prefLabel |
muscular coat |
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| taxon_notes |
typically smooth muscle, but there may be exceptions - in the upper esophagus, part of the externa is skeletal muscle, rather than smooth muscle. |
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| textual definition |
A region of muscle in many organs in the vertebrate body, adjacent to the submucosa membrane. It is responsible for gut movement such as peristalsis. |
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