loading...| Preferred Name |
semicircular duct |
| Synonyms |
membranous semicircular canal ductus semicirculares |
| Definitions |
Any of the three loop-shaped membranous inner tubular parts of the semicircular canals that are about one-fourth the diameter of the corresponding outer bony canals, that communicate at each end with the utricle, and that have near one end an expanded ampulla containing an area of sensory epithelium. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001856 |
| database_cross_reference |
UMLS:C1323109 NCIT:C33528 VHOG:0000238 FMA:61122 EMAPA:32830 MA:0000251 SCTID:279833009 MESH:D054776 |
| definition |
Any of the three loop-shaped membranous inner tubular parts of the semicircular canals that are about one-fourth the diameter of the corresponding outer bony canals, that communicate at each end with the utricle, and that have near one end an expanded ampulla containing an area of sensory epithelium. |
| editor note |
TODO - check canal vs duct. see Wikipedia:File:Gray927.png |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
membranous semicircular canal ductus semicirculares |
| id |
UBERON:0001856 |
| label |
semicircular duct |
| notation |
UBERON:0001856 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
semicircular duct |
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| UBPROP_0000003 |
In gnathostomes, each membranous labyrinth has three semicircular ducts that connect with a chamber known as the utriculus (...); Gnathostome ears have a horizontal semicircular duct. This brings their complement to three semicircular ducts, a pattern retained throughout gnathostome evolution.[well established][VHOG] |
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