endosteum
A thin layer of connective tissue that lines the surface of the bony tissue that forms the medullary cavity of long bones. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endosteum ]
Term info
database cross reference
- SCTID:57487002
- UMLS:C0222658 (ncithesaurus:Endosteum)
- Wikipedia:Endosteum
- NCIT:C13183
- FMA:32692
Subsets
pheno_slim
UBPROP 0000007
endosteal
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Illu_long_bone.jpg
has obo namespace
uberon
id
UBERON:0009859
prefLabel
Endosteum
Term relations
Subclass of:
- membranous layer
- part of some long bone
- adjacent_to some bone marrow cavity
- composed primarily of some loose connective tissue
Related from: