Uberon related term : periotic capsule; auditory capsule; otic region; periotic;
Uberon broad term : otic capsule skeletal element;
Uberon Homology note : Otic capsules develop around the parts of the ear that lie within the chondrocranium.
This part of the ear, known as the inner ear, is composed of the semicircular ducts
and associated sacs that contain the receptive cells for equilibrium and hearing (reference
1); (...) considerations have led to our rethinking issues related to the origin of
several aspects of vertebrate hearing, and to the view that many basic auditory functions
evolved very early in vertebrate history, and that the functions observed in more
advanced' vertebrates, such as birds and mammals, are frequently modifications of
themes first encountered in fishes, and perhaps even more ancestral animals.[well
established][VHOG];
Uberon Taxon note : in elasmobranchs, it remains cartilaginous in the adult; in the embryos of higher
vertebrates, it is cartilaginous at first but later becomes bony (at approximately
23 weeks in humans);
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)