pleuropericardial folds

Term ID

UBERON:0006278

Synonyms

• pleuro-pericardial folds
• pleuropericardial membrane
• pleuropericardial membranes

Definition

Each of the folds that grow out from the lateral part of the body wall. They fuse and meet with the dorsal and ventral mesentery of the foregut, separating the pleural cavities from the pericardial cavity.

References

• EHDAA2:0001480
• EHDAA:4126
• EMAPA:17706
• NCIT:C34255
• VHOG:0001499

Ontology

Uberon Ontology