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ear vesicle
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An epithelial sac of invaginated ectoderm formed from the otic placode that gives rise to the structures of the inner ear[MP] [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otic_vesicle ]
Term info
Label
ear vesicle
Synonyms
- otic vesicle
Subsets
pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
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external definition
Epithelial sac present beside the fifth rhombomere; forms the semicircular canals dorsally and the otolith organs ventrally, and houses the acoustico-vestibular sensory epithelia (maculae) of hair cells. Kimmel et al, 1995. (Also see Anatomical Atlas entry for ear by T. Whitfield.)[TAO], One of the paired sacs of invaginated ectoderm that develop into the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear. [Biology_online][VHOG]
external ontology notes
MP defines as epithelial sac, but EHDAA defines as multi-tissue; See https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/1305
has alternative id
UBERON:0004373
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
otocyst, auditory vesicle, OV, acoustic vesicle
homology notes
The inner ear develops embryonically in all vertebrates as an invagination of the ectodermal otic placode to form an otic vesicle.[well established][VHOG]
id
UBERON:0003051
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- epithelial sac and part of some ectoderm and has potential to develop into some internal ear