choroid plexus http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Gray708.svg plexus choroideus A tuft of capillaries that project into the ventricles of the brain and secretes cerebral spinal fluid. The choroid plexus is covered by a cuboidal epithelium which maintains the integrity of the blood-brain barrier.[TAO] choroidal chorioid plexus BAMS:CHP MESH:D002831 BTO:0000258 CALOHA:TS-0145 TAO:0001443 ZFA:0001443 ventricular choroid plexus TODO - check relationship to ventricle. Check subclass - ZFA says vasculature. Note that FMA:61934 (choroid plexus of cerebral hemisphere) has exact synonym 'choroid plexus' but it is not clear that this belongs here, as the fourth ventricle is not in the cerebral hemisphere UBERON:0001886 BAMS:chp BAMS:chpl UMLS:C0008524 A network formed by blood vessels and the tela choroidea which secretes CSF into the ventricular spaces. EFO:0001915 NCIT:C12694 BAMS:GHP GAID:607 plexus choroideus FMA:61934 uberon EMAPA:32741 MBA:108 MA:0000823 VHOG:0001377 choroid plexus of cerebral hemisphere CP Fringe of the tela choroidea of the brain ventricles[MP] brain ventricle/choroid plexus vascular plexus vasculature of organ vasculature of central nervous system