abdomen

Definition

The subdivision of the vertebrate body between the thorax and pelvis. The ventral part of the abdomen contains the abdominal cavity and visceral organs. The dorsal part includes the abdominal section of the vertebral column.

Source: UBERON · Licence: CC-BY-3.0

Definition from the Uberon multi-species anatomy ontology (Mungall CJ et al., Genome Biology 2012, 13:R5), https://obophenotype.github.io/uberon/, licensed under CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Sub-structures

• abdomen proper
• compartment of abdomen
• pelvis
• wall of abdomen

Neighbouring structures

• back of abdomen

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Identifiers

TA2

127

TA98

A01.1.00.016

FMA

9577

UBERON

0000916

Wikidata

Q9597