A tubular structure that transports secreted or excreted substances. [ http://www.siumed.edu/~dking2/intro/glands.htm#ducts http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Synonyms: anatomical duct
Term information
- FMA:30320
- NCIT:C12948
- SCTID:91726008
- UMLS:C0687028 (ncithesaurus:Duct)
- AAO:0011123
- FBbt:00100314
- Wikipedia:Duct_(anatomy)
- XAO:0004000
- TAO:0005171
- galen:Duct
- ZFA:0005171
grouping_class
A tube shaped portion of tissue lined with epithelial cells that collects secretions and routes them to their destination[ZFA:0005171].
Most ducts, but not all, are exocrine gland ducts. Some ontologies classify structures such as the oviduct here.
Term relations
- organ subunit
- cellular anatomical structure
- has quality some tubular
- conduit for some organism substance
- has part some epithelial layer of duct