loading...| Preferred Name |
oral cavity |
| Synonyms |
bucca cavity of mouth buccal cavity |
| Definitions |
Anatomical cavity at the start of the digestive tract that that is enclosed by the mouth. The boundaries and contents vary depending on the species. In vertebrates, the boundaries are the oral opening, the cheeks, the palate and (if present) the palatoglossal arch - if this is not present then the mouth and pharynx form the oropharyngeal cavity. The buccal cavity contains the teeth, tongue and palate (when present) |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000167 |
| contributes to morphology of | |
| database_cross_reference |
XAO:0000126 EFO:0001975 EHDAA2:0001324 VHOG:0000188 WBbt:0005255 AAO:0000053 CALOHA:TS-1315 TAO:0001027 EMAPA:17411 EHDAA:6970 BSA:0000107 ZFA:0001027 HAO:0000669 EV:0100057 FMA:20292 AAO:0000960 EMAPA:18399 UMLS:C0226896 TGMA:0000102 http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0226896 |
| external_definition |
The cavity of the mouth, bounded by the jaw bones and associated structures (muscles and mucosa). [TFD][VHOG] Anatomical cavity bounded anteriorly by the mouth and posteriorly by the derivatives of the branchial arches.[AAO] |
| has_exact_synonym |
cavity of mouth buccal cavity |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
bucca |
| homology_notes |
Echinoderms, hemichordates, and chordates are called deuterostomes because the mouth arises not from the blastopore but from a second invagination at the anterior end of the larva that pushes in to connect with the archenteron.[well established][VHOG] |
| id |
UBERON:0000167 |
| imported from | |
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon#vertebrate_core http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#uberon_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#pheno_slim |
| label |
oral cavity |
| luminal space of | |
| notation |
UBERON:0000167 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
oral cavity |
| textual definition |
Anatomical cavity at the start of the digestive tract that that is enclosed by the mouth. The boundaries and contents vary depending on the species. In vertebrates, the boundaries are the oral opening, the cheeks, the palate and (if present) the palatoglossal arch - if this is not present then the mouth and pharynx form the oropharyngeal cavity. The buccal cavity contains the teeth, tongue and palate (when present) |
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