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respiratory system

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Functional system which consists of structures involved in respiration. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory_system http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]

Term info

Label

respiratory system

Synonyms
  • apparatus respiratorius
  • respiratory system
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core, functional_classification, human_reference_atlas

RO 0002175

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606

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 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

never in taxon

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