Preferred Label : cardinal organ part;
Definition : Anatomical structure which has as its direct parts two or more types of tissue and
is continuous with one or more anatomical structures likewise constituted by two or
more portions of tissues distinct from those of their complement. Examples: osteon,
cortical bone, neck of femur, bronchopulmonary segment, left lobe of liver, anterior
right side of heart, interventricular branch of left coronary artery, right atrium,
mitral valve, head of pancreas.;
Origin ID : RID13214;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- FMA entity(ies)
Anatomical structure which has as its direct parts two or more types of tissue and
is continuous with one or more anatomical structures likewise constituted by two or
more portions of tissues distinct from those of their complement. Examples: osteon,
cortical bone, neck of femur, bronchopulmonary segment, left lobe of liver, anterior
right side of heart, interventricular branch of left coronary artery, right atrium,
mitral valve, head of pancreas.
