loading...| Preferred Name |
cheek |
| Synonyms |
buccae jowl |
| Definitions |
A fleshy subdivision of one side of the face bounded by an eye, ear and the nose. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001567 |
| database_cross_reference |
MA:0002475 GAID:65 OpenCyc:Mx4rvVi5WZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA FMA:46476 BTO:0001754 UMLS:C0007966 galen:Cheek MESH:D002610 TAO:0002113 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheek http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/182325008 |
| depicted_by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Chica_cachetona.jpg |
| external_definition |
Surface structure that includes the scales, skin, and muscles that are located ventral and posterior to the eye.[TAO] |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
buccae jowl |
| has_relational_adjective |
buccal |
| id |
UBERON:0001567 |
| imported from | |
| in_lateral_side_of | |
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#uberon_slim |
| label |
cheek |
| notation |
UBERON:0001567 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
cheek |
| taxon_notes |
In many animals the inside of the cheek is lined with mucous membrane covered with stratified squamous epithelium and supplied with secretions from buccal glands. |
| textual definition |
A fleshy subdivision of one side of the face bounded by an eye, ear and the nose. |
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| subClassOf |