loading...| Preferred Name |
parotid gland |
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| Synonyms |
parotid glandula parotidea |
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| Definitions |
The mouse parotid, exorbital lacrimal gland and exocrine pancreas have similar histological appearances[ISBN:0123813611] The parotid gland is the largest of the salivary glands. It is found wrapped around the mandibular ramus, and it secretes saliva through Stensen's duct into the oral cavity, to facilitate mastication and swallowing. [WP,unvetted]. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001831 |
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| comment |
The mouse parotid, exorbital lacrimal gland and exocrine pancreas have similar histological appearances[ISBN:0123813611] |
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| database_cross_reference |
http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/181234002 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parotid_gland http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0030580 NCIT:C12427 galen:ParotidGland OpenCyc:Mx4rvqwyg5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA AAO:0010095 CALOHA:TS-0748 MESH:D010306 EFO:0002558 BTO:0001004 EMAPA:18537 VHOG:0000308 UMLS:C0030580 EV:0100060 FMA:59790 GAID:938 MA:0001585 |
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| depicted by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/Illu_quiz_hn_02.jpg |
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| external_definition |
A mammalian salivary gland located caudal to the ear. [Bemis_WE, Functional_Anatomy_of_the_Vertebrates:_An_Evolutionary_Perspective, Glossary_G-22, Grande_L, Liem_KF, Third_Edition_(2001)_Orlando_Fla.:_Harcourt_College_Publishers, Walker_WF][VHOG] |
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| has_exact_synonym |
parotid |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
glandula parotidea |
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| homology_notes |
The most common oral glands in mammals are the salivary glands. There are usually three primary pairs of salivary glands, named for their approximate positions: mandibular (submandibular or submaxillary), sublingual, and parotid.[well established][VHOG] |
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| id |
UBERON:0001831 |
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| imported from | ||
| in_subset |
http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#efo_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#uberon_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#pheno_slim |
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| label |
parotid gland |
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| notation |
UBERON:0001831 |
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| prefLabel |
parotid gland |
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| textual definition |
The parotid gland is the largest of the salivary glands. It is found wrapped around the mandibular ramus, and it secretes saliva through Stensen's duct into the oral cavity, to facilitate mastication and swallowing. [WP,unvetted]. |
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| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001044 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001829 |
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