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Descriptor English: Retina
Descriptor Spanish: Retina
Descriptor retina
Entry term(s) ora serrata
Scope note: Membrana de tejido nervioso del ojo, compuesta de diez capas. Se continúa con el NERVIO ÓPTICO, recibe las imágenes de los objetos externos y transmite los impulsos visuales hacia el cerebro. Su superficie externa se encuentra en contacto con la COROIDES y su superficie interna con el CUERPO VÍTREO. La capa más externa es pigmentada, en tanto las nueve capas internas son transparentes.
Descriptor Portuguese: Retina
Descriptor French: Rétine
Entry term(s): Ora Serrata
Tree number(s): A09.371.729
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012160
Scope note: The ten-layered nervous tissue membrane of the eye. It is continuous with the OPTIC NERVE and receives images of external objects and transmits visual impulses to the brain. Its outer surface is in contact with the CHOROID and the inner surface with the VITREOUS BODY. The outer-most layer is pigmented, whereas the inner nine layers are transparent.
Annotation: /blood supply = RETINAL VESSELS or RETINAL ARTERY or RETINAL VEIN; inflammation = RETINITIS or specifics
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Related: Angioid Streaks MeSH
Electroretinography MeSH
DeCS ID: 12578
Unique ID: D012160
NLM Classification: WW 270
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/04/29
Retina - Preferred
Concept UI M0018939
Scope note The ten-layered nervous tissue membrane of the eye. It is continuous with the OPTIC NERVE and receives images of external objects and transmits visual impulses to the brain. Its outer surface is in contact with the CHOROID and the inner surface with the VITREOUS BODY. The outer-most layer is pigmented, whereas the inner nine layers are transparent.
Preferred term Retina
Ora Serrata - Narrower
Concept UI M000647186
Preferred term Ora Serrata



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