Anatomical StructureClass

Any part of the human body, typically a component of an anatomical system. Organs, tissues, and cells are all anatomical structures.
Equivalent Classes
schema:AnatomicalStructure
Mappings
Additional Types
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Industries Associated With Anatomical Structure
Directly associated by an Industry
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Inherited
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Brands Associated With Anatomical Structure
Inherited through an Industry
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Directly associated by a brand
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Inherited through a parent brand
Properties from AnatomicalStructure
PropertyExpected TypeTMPC Mappingdescription
associatedPathophysiology
Text
If applicable, a description of the pathophysiology associated with the anatomical system, including potential abnormal changes in the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of the system.
bodyLocation
Text
Location in the body of the anatomical structure.
connectedTo
Other anatomical structures to which this structure is connected.
diagram
An image containing a diagram that illustrates the structure and/or its component substructures and/or connections with other structures.
partOfSystem
The anatomical or organ system that this structure is part of.
relatedCondition
A medical condition associated with this anatomy.
relatedTherapy
A medical therapy related to this anatomy.
subStructure
Component (sub-)structure(s) that comprise this anatomical structure.
Properties from MedicalEntity
PropertyExpected TypeTMPC Mappingdescription
code
A medical code for the entity, taken from a controlled vocabulary or ontology such as ICD-9, DiseasesDB, MeSH, SNOMED-CT, RxNorm, etc.
funding
A Grant that directly or indirectly provide funding or sponsorship for this item. See also ownershipFundingInfo.
guideline
A medical guideline related to this entity.
legalStatus
The drug or supplement's legal status, including any controlled substance schedules that apply.
medicineSystem
The system of medicine that includes this MedicalEntity, for example 'evidence-based', 'homeopathic', 'chiropractic', etc.
recognizingAuthority
If applicable, the organization that officially recognizes this entity as part of its endorsed system of medicine.
relevantSpecialty
If applicable, a medical specialty in which this entity is relevant.
study
A medical study or trial related to this entity.
Properties from Thing
PropertyExpected TypeTMPC Mappingdescription
additionalType
URL
An additional type for the item, typically used for adding more specific types from external vocabularies in microdata syntax. This is a relationship between something and a class that the thing is in. In RDFa syntax, it is better to use the native RDFa syntax - the 'typeof' attribute - for multiple types. Schema.org tools may have only weaker understanding of extra types, in particular those defined externally.
alternateName
Text
An alias for the item.
description
Text
A description of the item.
disambiguatingDescription
Text
A sub property of description. A short description of the item used to disambiguate from other, similar items. Information from other properties (in particular, name) may be necessary for the description to be useful for disambiguation.
identifier
The identifier property represents any kind of identifier for any kind of Thing, such as ISBNs, GTIN codes, UUIDs etc. Schema.org provides dedicated properties for representing many of these, either as textual strings or as URL (URI) links. See background notes for more details.
image
An image of the item. This can be a URL or a fully described ImageObject.
mainEntityOfPage
Indicates a page (or other CreativeWork) for which this thing is the main entity being described. See background notes for details.
name
Text
The name of the item.
potentialAction
Indicates a potential Action, which describes an idealized action in which this thing would play an 'object' role.
sameAs
URL
URL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item's identity. E.g. the URL of the item's Wikipedia page, Wikidata entry, or official website.
subjectOf
A CreativeWork or Event about this Thing.
url
URL
URL of the item.
Instances of AnatomicalStructure may appear with as a value for the following properties
PropertyOn TypesTMPC Mappingdescription
arterialBranch
The branches that comprise the arterial structure.
associatedAnatomy
The anatomy of the underlying organ system or structures associated with this entity.
branch
The branches that delineate from the nerve bundle. Not to be confused with branchOf.
comprisedOf
Specifying something physically contained by something else. Typically used here for the underlying anatomical structures, such as organs, that comprise the anatomical system.
connectedTo
Other anatomical structures to which this structure is connected.
expressedIn
Tissue, organ, biological sample, etc in which activity of this gene has been observed experimentally. For example brain, digestive system.
insertion
The place of attachment of a muscle, or what the muscle moves.
regionDrained
The anatomical or organ system drained by this vessel; generally refers to a specific part of an organ.
relatedAnatomy
Anatomical systems or structures that relate to the superficial anatomy.
relatedStructure
Related anatomical structure(s) that are not part of the system but relate or connect to it, such as vascular bundles associated with an organ system.
sensoryUnit
The neurological pathway extension that inputs and sends information to the brain or spinal cord.
subStructure
Component (sub-)structure(s) that comprise this anatomical structure.
supplyTo
The area to which the artery supplies blood.
tributary
The anatomical or organ system that the vein flows into; a larger structure that the vein connects to.
Superseded by
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Sources
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Alternate Name
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