chin - CISMeF

Preferred Label : chin;

Uberon definition : A subdivision of the face that is the anteriormost part of the lower jaw region.;

Uberon synonym : mental part of face; mental region of face; mental region;

Uberon Taxon note : In humans, the chin is the lowermost part of the face. It is formed by the lower front of the mandible. The chin developed as a point of muscular attachment facilitating minute movements of the lips associated with speech. In human evolution, the chin is a cladistic apomorphy, partially defining anatomically modern Humans as distinct from archaic forms;

Details

Origin ID

0008199;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Chin [ICNP localization]
- Chin [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Chin [FMA entity]
- Chin [ICHI extension code]
- Chin structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Entire chin (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Mentum [NCIt concept]
- chin [MeSH Descriptor]
- chin [MeSH concept]
- chin [SNOMED Notion]
- mental region of face [SNOMED Notion]
Uberon cross reference
- Chin [FMA entity]
- Entire chin (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Mentum [NCIt concept]
has part
- chin ventral margin [UBERON concept]
- depressor labii inferioris [UBERON concept]
- mentalis muscle [UBERON concept]
- submental vein [UBERON concept]
innervated by
- mental nerve [UBERON concept]
part of
- face [UBERON concept]
- lower jaw region [UBERON concept]

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