Preferred Label : eyelid;
Uberon definition : A fold of skin that covers and protects part of the eyeball. Examples: upper eyelid,
lower eyelid, nictitating membrane;
Uberon synonym : palpebra; blepharon; eye lid;
Uberon related term : palpebrae; blephara;
Uberon Taxon note : In humans the upper and lower eyelid consists of the following layers, starting anteriorly:
(1) skin, (2) a layer of subcutaneous connective tissue, (3) a layer of striated muscle
fibres of the orbicularis muscle, (4) a layer of submuscular connective tissue, (5)
a fibrous layer, including the tarsal plates, (6) a layer of smooth muscle, (7) the
palpebral conjunctiva.;
Origin ID : 0001711;
UMLS CUI : C0015426;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Uberon cross reference
- adjacent to
- contributes to morphology of
- has part
- innervated by
- part of
A fold of skin that covers and protects part of the eyeball. Examples: upper eyelid,
lower eyelid, nictitating membrane
