loading...| Preferred Name |
breast |
| Synonyms |
mammary part of chest mamma mammary region |
| Definitions |
The upper ventral region of the torso of an organism. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000310 |
| database_cross_reference |
BTO:0000149 UMLS:C0006141 GAID:33 EV:0100124 FMA:9601 OpenCyc:Mx4rvVjV7ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA CALOHA:TS-2083 NCIT:C12971 galen:Breast MESH:D001940 http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0006141 |
| definition |
The upper ventral region of the torso of an organism. |
| depicted_by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Closeup_of_female_breast.jpg |
| has_exact_synonym |
mammary part of chest mammary region |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
mamma |
| id |
UBERON:0000310 |
| in_subset | |
| label |
breast |
| notation |
UBERON:0000310 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
breast |
| taxon_notes |
The breasts of a female primate's body contain the mammary glands, which secrete milk used to feed infants. Both men and women develop breasts from the same embryological tissues. However, at puberty female sex hormones, mainly estrogens, promote breast development, which does not happen with men. As a result women's breasts become more prominent than men's. |
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