The funnel-like expansion of the abdominal extremity of the uterine tube[MP]. [ MP : 0009466 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infundibulum_of_uterine_tube ]
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Term information
Subsets
pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas
definition
- The funnel-like expansion of the abdominal extremity of the uterine tube[MP].
depicted by
- https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Illu_cervix.jpg
external definition
- The third part of the uterine tube is the infundibulum. It terminates with the ostium of Fallopian tube, surrounded by fimbriae, one of which is attached to the ovary[Wikipedia:Infundibulum_of_uterine_tube].
has broad synonym
- infundibulum
has exact synonym
- infundibulum of oviduct
- infundibulum of uterine tube
has narrow synonym
- infundibulum of fallopian tube
has obo namespace
- uberon
has related synonym
- infundibulum tubae uterinae
id
- UBERON:0003984
present in taxon
- http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606
- http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_8782
taxon notes
- In mammals, the uterine tube infundibulum is part of the fallopian tube. In birds, where there is no fallopian tube, the uterine tube infundibulum is part of the oviduct.