JSON

vagina

Go to external page http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000996

A fibromuscular tubular tract leading from the uterus to the exterior of the body in female placental mammals and marsupials, or to the cloaca in female birds, monotremes, and some reptiles[WP]. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagina ]

This is just here as a test because I lose it

Term information

database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim

plural term
vaginae

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Illu_repdt_female.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Vaginal_opening_-_english_description.jpg

development notes

'The distal end of the oviducts differentiates as a vagina in Metatheria and Eutheria.' Liem KF, Bemis WE, Walker WF, Grande L, Functional Anatomy of the Vertebrates: An Evolutionary Perspective, Third Edition (2001) Orlando Fla.: Harcourt College Publishers, p.688

external definition

The genital canal in the female, leading from the opening of the vulva to the cervix of the uterus. [TFD][VHOG]

Organ with organ cavity which connects the cervical canal of uterus to the vestibule of vagina.[FMA]

has related synonym

distal portion of oviduct

vaginae

distal oviductal region

homology notes

The distal end of the oviducts differentiates as a vagina in Metatheria and Eutheria.[well established][VHOG]

id

UBERON:0000996