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[ISBN10:0123813611] 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[ISBN10:0123813611] |
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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 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12427 BTO:0001004 UMLS:C0030580 galen:ParotidGland VHOG:0000308 GAID:938 MESH:D010306 FMA:59790 EFO:0002558 EV:0100060 CALOHA:TS-0748 MA:0001585 EMAPA:18537 OpenCyc:Mx4rvqwyg5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA AAO:0010095 |
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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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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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UBERON:0001831 |
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in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon#uberon_slim 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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part_of | ||
prefLabel |
parotid gland |
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subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000409 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001829 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0004119 |