Preferred Label : ear;
Uberon definition : Sense organ in vertebrates that is specialized for the detection of sound, and the
maintenance of balance. Includes the outer ear and middle ear, which collect and transmit
sound waves; and the inner ear, which contains the organs of balance and (except in
fish) hearing. Also includes the pinna, the visible part of the outer ear, present
in some mammals.;
Uberon related term : auris; auditory apparatus;
Uberon Homology note : Both vertebrate and invertebrate auditory organs are thought to have evolved from
primitive mechanosensors, but the nature of the ancestral structure and the evolutionary
trajectories followed in distinct animal lineages remain unknown. In particular, we
do not know how many types of mechanosensor existed in the protostome-deuterostome
ancestor from which insects and vertebrates evolved or whether the PDA had an auditory
organ.[well established][VHOG];
Origin ID : 0001690;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Ear [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Uberon cross reference
- has part
- part of
Sense organ in vertebrates that is specialized for the detection of sound, and the
maintenance of balance. Includes the outer ear and middle ear, which collect and transmit
sound waves; and the inner ear, which contains the organs of balance and (except in
fish) hearing. Also includes the pinna, the visible part of the outer ear, present
in some mammals.
