loading...| Preferred Name |
breast |
| Synonyms |
mammary part of chest mammary region mamma |
| Definitions |
The upper ventral region of the torso of an organism. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000310 |
| database_cross_reference |
FMA:9601 GAID:33 EV:0100124 UMLS:C0006141 BTO:0000149 Wikipedia:Breast MESH:D001940 galen:Breast NCIT:C12971 CALOHA:TS-2083 SCTID:181131000 |
| definition |
The upper ventral region of the torso of an organism. |
| depicted by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Closeup_of_female_breast.jpg |
| has_exact_synonym |
mammary part of chest mammary region |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
mamma |
| id |
UBERON:0000310 |
| in_subset | |
| label |
breast |
| notation |
UBERON:0000310 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
breast |
| treeView | |
| UBPROP_0000008 |
The breasts of a female primate's body contain the mammary glands, which secrete milk used to feed infants. Both men and women develop breasts from the same embryological tissues. However, at puberty female sex hormones, mainly estrogens, promote breast development, which does not happen with men. As a result women's breasts become more prominent than men's. |
| subClassOf |