lobule of pinna
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001847
The soft lower part of the external ear, projecting below the antitragus. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ear_lobe ]
Synonyms: ear lobe, lobule of auricle of ear, earlobe, pinna lobule, lobe of ear, lobulus auriculae, auricular lobule
Term info
- FMA:60984
- NCIT:C32999
- MA:0002468
- UMLS:C0229315 (ncithesaurus:Lobule_of_the_Auricle)
- Wikipedia:Ear_lobe
- SCTID:362544006
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
The earlobe is composed of tough areolar and adipose (fatty) connective tissues, lacking the firmness and elasticity of the rest of the pinna. Since the earlobe does not contain cartilage the earlobe has a large blood supply and may help to warm the ears and maintain balance but generally earlobes are not considered to have any major biological function.
ear lobule, lobule of auricle
uberon
UBERON:0001847
lobule of pinna, Lobule of pinna
Term relations
- external soft tissue zone
- part of some pinna
- has part some adipose tissue
- has part some areolar connective tissue
- contributes to morphology of some external ear