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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:sphincter muscle
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Accession:UBERON:0004590 term browser browse the term
Definition:A structure, usually a circular muscle, that normally maintains constriction of a natural body passage or orifice and which relaxes as required by normal physiological functioning.
Synonyms:exact_synonym: sphincter
 related_synonym: circular muscle
 xref: FMA:75004;   NCI:C28381;   UMLS:C1409894;   Wikipedia:Sphincter



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  UBERON ontology 0
    anatomical entity 0
      material anatomical entity 0
        anatomical structure 0
          muscle structure 0
            muscle organ 0
              sphincter muscle 0
                anal sphincter + 0
                cloacal sphincter 0
                esophageal sphincter + 0
                gastrointestinal sphincter + 0
                pouch sphincter 0
                smooth muscle sphincter + 0
                striated muscle sphincter + 0
                urethral sphincter + 0
                vaginal sphincter 0
Path 2
Term Annotations click to browse term
  UBERON ontology 0
    anatomical entity 0
      material anatomical entity 0
        anatomical structure 0
          multicellular anatomical structure 0
            multicellular organism 0
              anatomical system 0
                organ system subdivision 0
                  musculature of body 0
                    musculature 0
                      muscle organ 0
                        sphincter muscle 0
                          anal sphincter + 0
                          cloacal sphincter 0
                          esophageal sphincter + 0
                          gastrointestinal sphincter + 0
                          pouch sphincter 0
                          smooth muscle sphincter + 0
                          striated muscle sphincter + 0
                          urethral sphincter + 0
                          vaginal sphincter 0
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