OntologiesefoclassesUBERON:0001637   
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arteryImported
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001637

An epithelial tube or tree of tibes that transports blood away from the heart[modified from AEO definition].

Defined byuberon
Also appears indhbapridecpontaismclo + 27
Exact Synonyms
arterial subtree
arterial tree organ part
arteries
Related Synonyms
arterial system
arterial vessel
class Information
editor note

Note that in FMA an artery is a tree, whereas AEO/JB defines it as a tube; FMA includes a separate class for what it calls the trunk. Classification in this ontology may currently (Jan 2012) represent a mix of both schemes, although we are gradually revising in the direction of the AEO scheme.

external_definition

Part of the circulatory system composed of blood vessels which carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the rest of the body.[AAO]

external_ontology_notes

Some arthropods have primitive arterial systems but this term refers to arteries in a true closed circulatory system.

fma_set_term

Set of arteriesfma

has_obo_namespace

uberon

has_relational_adjective

arterial

homology_notes

The appearance of Chordata and subsequently the vertebrates is accompanied by a rapid structural diversification of this primitive linear heart: looping, unidirectional circulation, an enclosed vasculature, and the conduction system.[well established][VHOG]

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