Preferred Label : stomochord;
Uberon definition : A flexible, unpaired, hollow tube found in hemichordates that arises in embryonic
development as an outpocketing from the roof of the embryonic gut anterior to the
pharynx. In adults, they extend dorsally from the pharynx into the probiscis, and
serve to communicate with the oral cavity.;
Uberon related term : stomatochord;
Uberon Structure note : Their walls are composed primarily of epithelial cells, but ciliated and glandular
cells are also present.;
Origin ID : 0011288;
develops from
- existence starts during
A flexible, unpaired, hollow tube found in hemichordates that arises in embryonic
development as an outpocketing from the roof of the embryonic gut anterior to the
pharynx. In adults, they extend dorsally from the pharynx into the probiscis, and
serve to communicate with the oral cavity.
