Ependyma

System Nervous
SNOMED CT 12766003

Ependyma

Definition

The thin epithelium-like membrane composed of ependymal cells that lines the ventricular system of the brain and the spinal cord.

Also known as ependyma of neuraxis, ependymal epithelium — per UBERON

Related record This page carries no relationships. Atlas Médico also holds Brain ependyma (0 relationships, shares MESH:D004805). These are separate concepts in the source ontology, not duplicates Atlas Médico has merged.

The Ependyma is a part of the Nervous.

Also identified as