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otic placode

Term ID
UBERON:0003069
Synonyms
  • auditory placode
  • ear placode
  • ear/otic placode
  • octaval placode
  • octaval VIII placode
  • placoda otica
Definition
A cranial placode which, once specified, invaginates to form an otic cup, which eventually separates from the surface ectoderm to form the otic vesicle or otocyst, a rounded structure without appar- ent polarity. As the otic placode invaginates into a cup neuroblasts delaminate from the anterior ventral aspect of the otic epithelium to give rise to neurons of the vestibulocochlear (statoacoustic) ganglion of cranial nerve VIII[NBK] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otic_placode
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Relationships
develops into
is part of
ear
has parts
is a type of
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