Preferred Label : membranous labyrinth;
Uberon definition : Organ with organ cavity which consists of the vestibular labyrinth and the cochlear
labyrinth. The membranous labyrinth is lodged within the bony labyrinth and has the
same general form; it is, however, considerably smaller and is partly separated from
the bony walls by a quantity of fluid, the perilymph.[FMA, WP];
Uberon Homology note : The labyrinth, or inner ear, evolved very early in vertebrate history and, with many
variations in configuration but none of basic design and function, has been retained
by all vertebrates.[well established][VHOG];
Origin ID : 0001849;
UMLS CUI : C0458700;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Uberon cross reference
- adjacent to
- develops from
- has part
- located in
- part of
- surrounded by
Organ with organ cavity which consists of the vestibular labyrinth and the cochlear
labyrinth. The membranous labyrinth is lodged within the bony labyrinth and has the
same general form; it is, however, considerably smaller and is partly separated from
the bony walls by a quantity of fluid, the perilymph.[FMA, WP]
