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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
Subsets
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core, functional_classification
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 obo namespace
uberon
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
Term relations
Related from:
part of
- respiratory airway
- chordate pharynx
- respiratory system muscle
- respiratory system lymphatic vessel
- cartilage of respiratory system
- respiratory system connective tissue
- respiratory system blood vessel
- paranasal sinus
- respiratory system mucosa
- respiratory system epithelium
- respiratory system skeletal muscle
- respiratory system smooth muscle
- respiration organ
- respiratory system gland