Subserosa
The subserosa or tela subserosa, is a thin layer of tissue in the walls of various organs. It is a layer of connective tissue (usually of the areolar type) between the muscular layer (muscularis externa) and the serosa (serous membrane).
| Subserosa | |
|---|---|
 Layers of Stomach Wall:
| |
| Identifiers | |
| TA98 | A12.1.08.009 A05.4.01.008 A05.5.01.020 A05.6.01.003 A05.7.01.003 A05.8.01.053 A05.8.02.007 A07.1.02.004 A07.1.02.011 A08.3.01.009 A09.1.02.011 A09.1.03.024 A09.3.01.015 A10.1.02.004 |
| TA2 | 2900, 2908, 2935, 2965, 3057, 3324, 3344, 3408, 3496, 3519, 3586, 3731, 3949 |
| FMA | 45636 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The subserosa has clinical importance particularly in cancer staging (for example, in staging stomach cancer[1] or uterine cancer).
The subserosa (sub- + serosa) is to a serous membrane what the submucosa (sub- + mucosa) is to a mucous membrane.
References
External links
- Histology image: 18502loa – Histology Learning System at Boston University - "Female Reproductive System: oviduct; infundibulum"
- Histology at uio.no
- Diagram at uniklinik-saarland.de
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