OBO ID: ZFA:0000051 |
Term Name: | otic vesicle | Search Ontology: | |
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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.) (1) | ||
Appears at: | Segmentation:14-19 somites (16.0h-19.0h) | ||
Evident until: | Unknown | ||
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Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology |