loading...| Preferred Name |
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| Synonyms |
posterior semicircular duct pars superior of labyrinth caudal vertical semicircular canal posterior semicircular canals canalis semicircularis posterior |
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| Definitions |
The posterior semicircular canal is a part of the vestibular system and detects rotations of the head in the sagittal plane. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001842 |
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| database_cross_reference |
EHDAA2:0001489 ZFA:0000262 SCTID:279762003 EMAPA:17296 UMLS:C0229454 Wikipedia:Posterior_semicircular_canal AAO:0000420 TAO:0000262 NCIT:C33378 EHDAA:7796 FMA:60190 MA:0001209 |
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| definition |
The posterior semicircular canal is a part of the vestibular system and detects rotations of the head in the sagittal plane. |
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| depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/Gray921.png |
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| editor note |
verify AAO |
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| has related synonym |
posterior semicircular duct pars superior of labyrinth caudal vertical semicircular canal posterior semicircular canals canalis semicircularis posterior |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| id |
UBERON:0001842 |
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| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#vertebrate_core |
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| label |
posterior semicircular canal |
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| notation |
UBERON:0001842 |
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| prefixIRI |
UBERON:0001842 |
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| UBPROP_0000001 |
One of three fluid-filled toroidal spaces, arranged orthogonally to each other in each ear, that detect angular acceleration. (See Anatomical Atlas entry for semicircular canals by T. Whitfield.)[TAO] |
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| UBPROP_0000002 |
relationship loss: develops_from posterior semicircular canal primordium (TAO:0000412)[TAO] |
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| UBPROP_0000009 |
detects angular acceleration |
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