blood vessel smooth muscle

Preferred Label : blood vessel smooth muscle;

Uberon definition : smooth muscle found within, and composing the majority of the wall of blood vessels.;

Uberon synonym : vascular smooth muscle; vascular smooth muscle tissue; blood vessel non-striated muscle; blood vessel smooth muscle tissue; smooth muscle of blood vessel; smooth muscle tissue of blood vessel; non-striated muscle of blood vessel; blood vessel involuntary muscle; involuntary muscle of blood vessel;

Uberon Function note : Vascular smooth muscle contracts or relaxes to both change the volume of blood vessels and the local blood pressure, a mechanism that is responsible for the redistribution of the blood within the body to areas where it is needed (i.e. areas with temporarily enhanced oxygen consumption). Thus the main function of vascular smooth muscle tonus is to regulate the caliber of the blood vessels in the body. Excessive vasoconstriction leads to hypertension, while excessive vasodilation as in shock leads to hypotension.;

Details

Origin ID

0004237;

UMLS CUI

C1519956;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Vascular Smooth Muscle Tissue [NCIt concept]
- muscle, smooth, vascular [MeSH Descriptor]
- muscle, smooth, vascular [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Tissue [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Vascular Smooth Muscle Tissue [NCIt concept]
Uberon cross reference
- Vascular Smooth Muscle Tissue [NCIt concept]
has part
- blood vessel smooth muscle [UBERON concept]
part of
- blood vessel [UBERON concept]
- blood vessel smooth muscle [UBERON concept]

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