Name: | otic vesicle |
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Synonyms: | otic capsule, otocyst, ov |
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.) |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000051] |
Name: | neurogenesis |
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Synonyms: | nervous system cell generation, neural cell differentiation |
Definition: | Generation of cells within the nervous system. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0022008] QuickGO AmiGO |