loading...| Preferred Name | tube (anatomical) | |
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anatomical tube |
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| Definitions |
Any hollow cylindrical anatomical structure containing a lumen through which substances are transported. not every anatomical conduit is a tube - for example, a bone foramen is an opening in the bone, and there is no distinct separate tube structure. Tubes may transport large mixed objects (for example, a bolus of food in the digestive tube) or they may transport the secretions of a single gland (for example, gland ducts) |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000025 |
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not every anatomical conduit is a tube - for example, a bone foramen is an opening in the bone, and there is no distinct separate tube structure. Tubes may transport large mixed objects (for example, a bolus of food in the digestive tube) or they may transport the secretions of a single gland (for example, gland ducts) |
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| definition |
Any hollow cylindrical anatomical structure containing a lumen through which substances are transported. |
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anatomical tube |
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| label |
tube (anatomical) |
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UBERON:0000025 |
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| prefLabel |
tube (anatomical) |
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