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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
database cross reference
Subsets

pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Gray40.png

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 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