adrenal gland capsule

Preferred Label : adrenal gland capsule;

Uberon definition : the thick capsule of dense irregular connective tissue that surrounds each adrenal gland and contains scattered elastic fibers; the capsule contains a rich plexus of blood vessels (mainly small arteries) and numerous nerve fibers; some blood vessels and nerves enter the substance of the gland in the trabeculae that extend inward from the capsule and then leave the trabeculae to enter the cortex.;

Uberon synonym : capsule of adrenal gland;

Uberon related term : adrenal capsule;

Details

Origin ID

0002052;

UMLS CUI

C1181304;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Adrenal Gland Capsule [NCIt concept]
- Capsule of adrenal gland [FMA entity]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Adrenal Gland Capsule [NCIt concept]
- Capsule of adrenal gland [FMA entity]
Uberon cross reference
- Adrenal Gland Capsule [NCIt concept]
- Capsule of adrenal gland [FMA entity]
bounding layer of
- adrenal gland [UBERON concept]
composed primarily of
- dense irregular connective tissue [UBERON concept]
contributes to morphology of
- adrenal cortex [UBERON concept]
part of
- adrenal gland [UBERON concept]

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