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laryngotracheal groove
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A groove in the floor of the pharynx formed from the ventral diverticulum of endoderm that arises from the floor of the foregut caudal to the pharynx. This structure is the precursor for the larynx and trachea[WP,edited]. [ http://isc.temple.edu/marino/embryology/resp98/respdev.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laryngotracheal_groove ]
Term info
Label
laryngotracheal groove
Synonyms
- laryngo-tracheal groove
- sulcus laryngotrachealis
editor note
Note we currently have pharynx as part of the upper respiratory tract - separate by development?
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
laryngo-tracheal tube, laryngotracheal endoderm
homology notes
Lung development begins with the appearance of the laryngotracheal groove, which is a small diverticulum that arises from the floor of the primitive pharynx at E9 in mouse and 4 wk in human.[well established][VHOG]
id
UBERON:0006257
Term relations
Subclass of:
- endoderm-derived structure
- surface groove
- has potential to develop into some larynx
- has potential to develop into some trachea
- part of some embryo
- part of some foregut
- part of some lower respiratory tract