A layer of dense irregular connective tissue that lines organs and supports the mucosa, as well as joins the mucosa to the bulk of underlying smooth muscle. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submucosa ]
Synonyms: submucosa of organ submucosa of region of organ organ submucosa region of submucosa
Term information
- Wikipedia:Submucosa
- FMA:85391
- BTO:0002107
- NCIT:C13167
- FMA:85392
- SCTID:68439008
- UMLS:C0225344 (ncithesaurus:Submucosa)
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Term relations
- organ component layer
- composed primarily of some connective tissue
- immediately deep to some mucosa
- only in taxon some Chordata