Term Information

Accession
GO:0042474
Name
middle ear morphogenesis
Ontology
biological_process
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Definition
The process in which the anatomical structures of the middle ear are generated and organized. The middle ear is the air-filled cavity within the skull of vertebrates that lies between the outer ear and the inner ear. It is linked to the pharynx (and therefore to outside air) via the Eustachian tube and in mammals contains the three ear ossicles, which transmit auditory vibrations from the outer ear (via the tympanum) to the inner ear (via the oval window). Source: GOC:jl, ISBN:0192801023
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Parents of middle ear morphogenesis (GO:0042474)
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middle ear morphogenesis [is_a relation] is_a  embryonic morphogenesis (GO:0048598)
middle ear morphogenesis [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  ear morphogenesis (GO:0042471)

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