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internal ear

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Complex labyrinthine structure that comprises sensory endorgans specialized for vestibular, auditory, and acoustico-vestibular sensation. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_ear http://zfin.org/cgi-bin/ZFIN_jump?record=curator http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16217737 ]

Synonyms: inner ear

Term info

database cross reference
  • AAO:0000238
  • MESH:D007758
  • SCTID:181189006
  • EMAPA:16194
  • SCTID:304982002
  • Wikipedia:Internal_ear
  • GAID:871
  • UMLS:C0022889 (ncithesaurus:Internal_Ear)
  • NCIT:C12499
  • XAO:0000192
  • TAO:0000217
  • EHDAA2:0000831
  • EHDAA:504
  • EFO:0001363
  • UMLS:C0022889 (BIRNLEX:1196)
  • galen:InnerEar
  • MA:0000237
  • VHOG:0000284
  • UMLS:C1268973 (BIRNLEX:1196)
  • CALOHA:TS-0478
  • BTO:0000630
  • EV:0100361
  • MIAA:0000145
  • FMA:60909
  • ZFA:0000217
  • BIRNLEX:1196
  • MAT:0000145
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

UBPROP 0000001

The auditory (hearing) and vestibular (balance) organ of the fish, equivalent to the inner ear of amniotes. (See Anatomical Atlas entry for ear by T. Whitfield.)[TAO]

UBPROP 0000003

The labyrinth, or inner ear, evolved very early in vertebrate history and, with many variations in configuration but none of basic design and function, has been retained by all vertebrates.[well established][VHOG]

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Gray923.png

has related synonym

otocyst, auris interna, labyrinth

id

UBERON:0001846

prefLabel

Internal ear