muscular coat

Term ID

UBERON:0006660

Synonyms

muscular coat
muscular layer
muscularis
muscularis externa
muscularis layer
muscularis propria
transverse muscular fibers
tunica externa
tunica muscularis

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. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscular_layer

References

BTO:0004838
Muscular:layer
UMLS:C0225358
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0225358
http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/86915006

Ontology

Cell Ontology

Relationships

has parts: circular muscle layer of muscular coat longitudinal muscle layer of muscular coat

circular muscle layer of muscular coat longitudinal muscle layer of muscular coat Show first 5 Terms
is a type of: layer of muscle tissue organ component layer

layer of muscle tissue organ component layer Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: esophagogastric junction muscularis propria lower esophagus muscularis layer muscle layer of anal canal muscle layer of cloaca muscle layer of colon ... Show All 26 Terms

esophagogastric junction muscularis propria lower esophagus muscularis layer muscle layer of anal canal muscle layer of cloaca muscle layer of colon muscle layer of duodenum muscle layer of epididymis muscle layer of esophagus muscle layer of ileum muscle layer of infundibulum of uterine tube muscle layer of intestine muscle layer of jejunum muscle layer of large intestine muscle layer of oviduct muscle layer of rectum muscle layer of sigmoid colon muscle layer of small intestine muscle layer of spongiose part of urethra muscle layer of urinary bladder muscular coat of digestive tract muscular coat of seminal vesicle muscular coat of ureter muscular coat of vas deferens muscular layer of prostatic urethra muscular layer of vagina stomach muscularis externa Show first 5 Terms