Preferred Name

otic vesicle

Synonyms

ov

otocyst

otic capsule

Definitions

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. (Also see Anatomical Atlas entry for <a href='http://zfin.org/zf_info/anatomy/dict/ear/ear.html'>ear</a> by T. Whitfield.)

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ZFA_0000051

database_cross_reference

TAO:0000051

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. (Also see Anatomical Atlas entry for ear by T. Whitfield.)

develops_from

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ZFA_0000138

end stage

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ZFS_0000000

has_exact_synonym

ov

otocyst

has_obo_namespace

zebrafish_anatomy

has_related_synonym

otic capsule

id

ZFA:0000051

label

otic vesicle

notation

ZFA:0000051

prefLabel

otic vesicle

start stage

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ZFS_0000026

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ZFA_0000138

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ZFA_0001105

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ZFA_0001105

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