loading...| Preferred Name |
oral cavity |
| Synonyms |
buccal cavity cavity of mouth bucca |
| 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 |
TAO:0001027 CALOHA:TS-1315 EMAPA:17411 NCIT:C12421 AAO:0000053 EHDAA2:0001324 WBbt:0005255 VHOG:0000188 SCTID:181220002 XAO:0000126 EFO:0001975 EMAPA:18399 TGMA:0000102 UMLS:C0226896 EV:0100057 HAO:0000669 AAO:0000960 FMA:20292 ZFA:0001027 EHDAA:6970 BSA:0000107 |
| 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). |
| 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 |
buccal cavity cavity of mouth |
| has related synonym |
bucca |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| 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 |
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#uberon_slim |
| label |
oral cavity |
| luminal space of | |
| notation |
UBERON:0000167 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
oral cavity |
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| subClassOf |