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MeSH Heading: Mucous Membrane
Tree Number(s): A10.615.550
Unique ID: D009092
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009092
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics; coordinate NIM with specific organ (IM)
Scope Note: An EPITHELIUM with MUCUS-secreting cells, such as GOBLET CELLS. It forms the lining of many body cavities, such as the DIGESTIVE TRACT, the RESPIRATORY TRACT, and the reproductive tract. Mucosa, rich in blood and lymph vessels, comprises an inner epithelium, a middle layer (lamina propria) of loose CONNECTIVE TISSUE, and an outer layer (muscularis mucosae) of SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS that separates the mucosa from submucosa.
Entry Term(s): Lamina Propria; Mucosa; Mucosal Tissue; Mucous Membranes; Muscularis Mucosae
NLM Classification #: QS 532.5.M8
See Also: Administration, Mucosal
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2010/06/25

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0014181
Scope Note: An EPITHELIUM with MUCUS-secreting cells, such as GOBLET CELLS. It forms the lining of many body cavities, such as the DIGESTIVE TRACT, the RESPIRATORY TRACT, and the reproductive tract. Mucosa, rich in blood and lymph vessels, comprises an inner epithelium, a middle layer (lamina propria) of loose CONNECTIVE TISSUE, and an outer layer (muscularis mucosae) of SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS that separates the mucosa from submucosa.
Terms: Mucous Membrane Preferred Term
Term UI T027169
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Mucosa
Term UI T027170
Date08/01/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Mucosal Tissue
Term UI T027171
Date08/01/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Mucous Membranes
Term UI T535127
Date03/11/2003
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2004)

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