Anatomical organ component composed of a double layer of serous membrane that suspends a viscus from the body wall or connects adjacent viscera and in doing so conveys blood vessels, lymphatics and nerves to and from the viscera. Examples: greater omentum, broad ligament of uterus, sigmoid mesocolon. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesentery https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/85 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesentery#Mesentery_.28general.29 FMA:7144 ]
Synonyms: generic mesentery mesentery (generic)
Term information
- BTO:0001380
- Wikipedia:Mesentery#Mesentery_.28general.29
- MESH:D008643
- AAO:0011061
- GAID:21
- galen:Mesentery
- NCIT:C33103
- SCTID:362707009
- FMA:7144
- EV:0100083
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core