A fleshy subdivision of one side of the face bounded by an eye, ear and the nose. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheek http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Term information
- TAO:0002113
- EMAPA:37451 (MA:th)
- MESH:D002610
- NCIT:C13070
- FMA:46476
- BTO:0001754
- UMLS:C0007966 (ncithesaurus:Cheek)
- null:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0007966
- GAID:65
- MA:0002475
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheek
- galen:Cheek
- OpenCyc:Mx4rvVi5WZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
- null:http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/182325008
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
Surface structure that includes the scales, skin, and muscles that are located ventral and posterior to the eye.[TAO]
In many animals the inside of the cheek is lined with mucous membrane covered with stratified squamous epithelium and supplied with secretions from buccal glands.