Complex labyrinthine structure that comprises sensory endorgans specialized for vestibular, auditory, and acoustico-vestibular sensation. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16217737 http://zfin.org/curator http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_ear ]
Synonyms: inner ear
Term information
- BTO:0000630
- EFO:0001363
- MAT:0000145
- Wikipedia:Internal_ear
- EHDAA2:0000831
- SCTID:181189006
- EV:0100361
- UMLS:C0022889 (ncithesaurus:Internal_Ear)
- TAO:0000217
- GAID:871
- EMAPA:16194
- AAO:0000238
- EHDAA:504
- MESH:D007758
- ZFA:0000217
- NCIT:C12499
- CALOHA:TS-0478
- UMLS:C1268973 (BIRNLEX:1196)
- FMA:60909
- galen:InnerEar
- XAO:0000192
- SCTID:304982002
- BIRNLEX:1196
- VHOG:0000284
- MIAA:0000145
- MA:0000237
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
The auditory (hearing) and vestibular (balance) organ of the fish, equivalent to the inner ear of amniotes. (See Anatomical Atlas entry for ear by T. Whitfield.)[TAO]
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]
Term relations
- multi organ part structure
- multi organ part structure
- ectoderm-derived structure
- part of some ear
- develops from some ear vesicle