Terminology Service for NFDI4Health

respiratory system

Go to external page http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001004


Term info

Label

respiratory system

database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core, functional_classification

definition

Functional system which consists of structures involved in respiration.

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Respiratory_system_complete_en.svg

external definition

The anatomical system in which the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the organism and its environment.[AAO]

has exact synonym

respiratory system, apparatus respiratorius

has related synonym

Atmungssystem, apparatus respiratorius, systema respiratorium

homology notes

There is no doubt that the primitive pattern of vertebrate air-breathing is the buccal pulse pump found in actinopterygian fishes.[well established][VHOG]

id

UBERON:0001004

imported from

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl

never in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_147099