loading...| Preferred Name |
eyelid |
| Synonyms |
palpebra blepharon palpebrae blephara eye lid |
| Definitions |
A fold of skin that covers and protects part of the eyeball. Examples: upper eyelid, lower eyelid, nictitating membrane. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001711 |
| capable of | |
| contributes to morphology of | |
| database_cross_reference |
UMLS:C0015426 Wikipedia:Eyelid MESH:D005143 EHDAA2:0000487 EHDAA:9037 EV:0100338 EMAPA:17829 SCTID:265782007 NCIT:C12713 BTO:0002241 FMA:54437 MA:0000268 VHOG:0000016 GAID:72 |
| definition |
A fold of skin that covers and protects part of the eyeball. Examples: upper eyelid, lower eyelid, nictitating membrane. |
| depicted by |
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/Eye_makeup.jpg |
| has_exact_synonym |
palpebra blepharon eye lid |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
palpebrae blephara |
| id |
UBERON:0001711 |
| in_subset | |
| label |
eyelid |
| notation |
UBERON:0001711 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
eyelid |
| protects | |
| treeView | |
| UBPROP_0000007 |
blepharic palpebral |
| UBPROP_0000008 |
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. |
| UBPROP_0000012 |
Consider adding 'eye surface', like MA FMA divides this into skin, fascia, conjunctiva |
| UBPROP_0000202 | |
| subClassOf |