mucosa

mucosa of organ

A lining of mostly endodermal origin, covered in epithelium, which is involved in absorption and secretion. They line various body cavities that are exposed to the external environment and internal organs. It is at several places continuous with skin: at the nostrils, the lips, the ears, the genital area, and the anus. The sticky, thick fluid secreted by the mucous membranes and gland is termed mucus. The term mucous membrane refers to where they are found in the body and not every mucous membrane secretes mucus[WP].

类型 Gland
上级结构 organ component layer
拉丁名称 mucosa of organ
FMA ID 85355

下级结构

reproductive system mucosa Organ gastrointestinal system mucosa Organ mucosa of renal pelvis Organ mucosa of gallbladder Organ cloacal mucosa Organ mucosa of lacrimal canaliculus Organ respiratory system mucosa Organ mucosa of middle ear Organ mucosa of urethra Organ mucosa of maxillary sinus Vessel mucosa of nasal septum Organ mucosa of nasolacrimal duct Organ esophagogastric junction mucosa Organ esophagus mucosa Organ mucosa of ethmoidal sinus Vessel mucosa of frontal sinus Vessel mucosa of paranasal sinus Vessel mucosa of sphenoidal sinus Vessel mouth mucosa Organ mucosa of biliary tree Organ mucosa of ureter Organ mucosa of urinary bladder Organ viscerocranial mucosa Organ

常见问题

What is the mucosa?
A lining of mostly endodermal origin, covered in epithelium, which is involved in absorption and secretion. They line various body cavities that are exposed to the external environment and internal organs. It is at several places continuous with skin: at the nostrils, the lips, the ears, the genital
What is the Latin name for the mucosa?
The Latin name for the mucosa is mucosa of organ.

相关结构

mucus body coating mucous body coating mucus cocoon mucous cocoon Mullerian duct ductus paramesonephricus multi cell part structure cell part cluster multicellular anatomical structure multicellular structure multilaminar epithelium laminated epithelium multi-tissue structure multi-tissue structures multi-unit eye

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Data sources: Terminologia Anatomica, Foundational Model of Anatomy, Wikidata.