Vascular layer containing connective tissue, of the eye lying between the retina and the sclera. The choroid provides oxygen and nourishment to the outer layers of the retina. Along with the ciliary body and iris, the choroid forms the uveal tract[WP]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choroid ]
This is just here as a test because I lose it
Term information
database
cross reference
- MA:0000263
- BTO:0001829
- MESH:D002829
- UMLS:C0008520 (ncithesaurus:Choroid)
- TAO:0005229
- CALOHA:TS-2054
- FMA:58298
- null:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0008520
- EV:0100347
- VHOG:0001568
- ZFA:0005229
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choroid
- null:http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/181172003
- GAID:913
- EMAPA:19077
- NCIT:C12344
Subsets
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
definition
- Vascular layer containing connective tissue, of the eye lying between the retina and the sclera. The choroid provides oxygen and nourishment to the outer layers of the retina. Along with the ciliary body and iris, the choroid forms the uveal tract[WP].
depicted by
- http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Schematic_diagram_of_the_human_eye_en.svg
editor note
- check choroid vs choroid layer; check ZFA/TAO placement - no homology assertion in VHOG. Note this is entirely in the posterior region of eyeball in ZFA
external ontology notes
- MP treats posterior uvea and optic choroid as distinct
has exact synonym
- choroid
- posterior uvea
- choroidea
- choroid coat
- eye choroid
has obo namespace
- uberon
has related synonym
- choroidea
- chorioid
- optic choroid
has relational adjective
- choroidal
id
- UBERON:0001776
Term relations
Subclass of:
- vasculature of eye
- part of some uvea
- adjacent to some anterior uvea
- contributes to morphology of some uvea
- has part some (part of some posterior segment of eyeball)
- adjacent to some retina
- adjacent to some sclera
- part of some chorioretinal region