Term Name: blood vessel
Synonyms: region of vascular tree organ, vas sanguineum, vascular element, vascular tree organ region
Definition: A vessel through which blood circulates in the body.
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0001981]

Relationships
develops from: splanchnic layer of lateral plate mesoderm vascular cord
is part of: blood vasculature
has parts: blood vessel elastic tissue blood vessel endothelium blood vessel layer blood vessel smooth muscle lumen of blood vessel perivascular macrophage wall of blood vessel
is a type of: mesoderm-derived structure vessel
has subtype: abdomen blood vessel abdominal segment blood vessel appendage blood vessel arm blood vessel arterial blood vessel auricular blood vessel back blood vessel brain blood vessel capillary cerebral blood vessel chest blood vessel choroidal blood vessel corneal blood vessel endometrial blood vessel eyelid blood vessel forelimb blood vessel great vessel of heart head blood vessel heart blood vessel hindlimb blood vessel intersomitic vessel iris blood vessel kidney blood vessel leg blood vessel limb blood vessel liver blood vessel lower arm blood vessel lower leg blood vessel lung blood vessel main bronchus blood vessel manual digit blood vessel manus blood vessel neck blood vessel pectoral appendage blood vessel pedal digit blood vessel pelvis blood vessel pes blood vessel placenta blood vessel placental labyrinth blood vessel respiratory system blood vessel retina blood vessel tail blood vessel thoracic cavity blood vessel thoracic segment blood vessel trachea blood vessel trunk blood vessel umbilical blood vessel upper arm blood vessel upper leg blood vessel vasa vasorum vasculature of respiratory integument venous blood vessel vitelline blood vessel
inverse disjoint_from: lymphatic vessel