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rib

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An intersegmental rod-shaped bone that forms in the peritoneal membrane and attach to the vertebral parapophyses. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rib http://zfin.org/cgi-bin/ZFIN_jump?record=curator ]

Term info

database cross reference
  • GAID:245
  • MA:0000315
  • NCIT:C12782
  • galen:Rib
  • SCTID:302523002
  • UMLS:C0035561 (ncithesaurus:Rib)
  • AAO:0000545
  • EFO:0003066
  • VHOG:0001154
  • TAO:0000538
  • CALOHA:TS-2209
  • MESH:D012272
  • EMAPA:18010
  • FMA:7574
  • ZFA:0000538
  • Wikipedia:Rib
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

plural term
ribs [ TAO:0000538 ]

UBPROP 0000001

Endochondral bone that is intersegmental and rod-shaped, forming in the peritoneal membrane and attached to the vertebral parapophyses. Ribs protect and support internal organs.[TAO], Endochondral, rodlike element that articulates with the transverse process and parapophysis (double-headed rib), or with the transverse process only (single-headed rib); it extends into the body wall and provides a site for muscle attachment.[AAO]

UBPROP 0000008

In most vertebrates, ribs surround the chest. In some species, especially snakes, ribs may provide support and protection for the entire body

UBPROP 0000009

They protect and support internal organs and enable lungs to expand by expanding the chest.

has related synonym

dorsal rib, pleural rib, ribs

id

UBERON:0002228

prefLabel

Rib