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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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 |
NCIT:C12427 galen:ParotidGland Wikipedia:Parotid_gland AAO:0010095 CALOHA:TS-0748 SCTID:181234002 MESH:D010306 EFO:0002558 BTO:0001004 EMAPA:18537 VHOG:0000308 UMLS:C0030580 EV:0100060 FMA:59790 GAID:938 MA:0001585 |
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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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depiction |
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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UBERON:0001831 |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#efo_slim |
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label |
parotid gland |
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notation |
UBERON:0001831 |
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parotid gland |
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