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CROSS-SPECIES ANATOMY - ANNOTATIONS

The Basic subset of the UBERON integrated, cross-species anatomy ontology is downloaded weekly from http://berkeleybop.org/ontologies/uberon/basic.obo. For more information about this ontology see the "About" page on the UBERON website at http://uberon.github.io/about.html.
Term:middle ear
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Definition:The middle ear is the air-filled cavity within the skull of vertebrates that lies between the outer ear and the inner ear. It is linked to the pharynx (and therefore to outside air) via the Eustachian tube and in mammals contains the three ear ossicles, which transmit auditory vibrations from the outer ear (via the tympanum) to the inner ear (via the oval window)[GO].
Comment:[homology-note] "The tympanic cavity and auditory tube of an amniote develop from the first embryonic pharyngeal pouch, so they are homologous to the first gill pouch, or spiracle, of a fish. We are uncertain whether this homology strictly applies to the middle ear cavity and auditory tube of lissamphibians, which show certain peculiarities in their development.[uncertain][VHOG]" xsd:string {date_retrieved="2012-09-17", external_class="VHOG:0000312", ontology="VHOG", source="ISBN:978-0030223693 Liem KF, Bemis WE, Walker WF, Grande L, Functional Anatomy of the Vertebrates: An Evolutionary Perspective (2001) p.417", source="http://bgee.unil.ch/"}
Synonyms:related_synonym: auris media
 xref: AAO:0011065;   BTO:0002099;   CALOHA:TS-2233;   EHDAA2:0001181;   EHDAA:5693;   EMAPA:17000;   EV:0100357;   FMA:56513;   GAID:165;   MA:0000253;   MAT:0000146;   MESH:D004432;   MIAA:0000146;   NCI:C12274;   SCTID:181185000;   UMLS:C0013455;   UMLS:C1268972;   VHOG:0000312;   Wikipedia:Middle_ear;   XAO:0000191;   birnlex:1695


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  UBERON ontology 0
    anatomical entity 0
      material anatomical entity 0
        anatomical structure 0
          structure with developmental contribution from neural crest 0
            ear 0
              middle ear 0
                auditory ossicle endochondral element + 0
                blood vessel of tympanic cavity 0
                entotympanic bone + 0
                ligament of middle ear + 0
                mesenchyme of middle ear + 0
                middle ear epithelium + 0
                mucosa of middle ear + 0
                muscle of auditory ossicle + 0
                nerve of tympanic cavity 0
                pharyngotympanic tube + 0
                promontory of tympanic cavity 0
                stapedial artery 0
                tegmen tympani 0
                tubotympanic recess lumen 0
                tympanic cavity 0
                tympanic membrane + 0
                tympanic ring + 0
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  UBERON ontology 0
    anatomical entity 0
      material anatomical entity 0
        anatomical structure 0
          multicellular anatomical structure 0
            multicellular organism 0
              organism subdivision 0
                main body axis 0
                  body proper 0
                    craniocervical region 0
                      head 0
                        ear 0
                          middle ear 0
                            auditory ossicle endochondral element + 0
                            blood vessel of tympanic cavity 0
                            entotympanic bone + 0
                            ligament of middle ear + 0
                            mesenchyme of middle ear + 0
                            middle ear epithelium + 0
                            mucosa of middle ear + 0
                            muscle of auditory ossicle + 0
                            nerve of tympanic cavity 0
                            pharyngotympanic tube + 0
                            promontory of tympanic cavity 0
                            stapedial artery 0
                            tegmen tympani 0
                            tubotympanic recess lumen 0
                            tympanic cavity 0
                            tympanic membrane + 0
                            tympanic ring + 0
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