| Term: | anterior chamber swim bladder epithelium |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | anterior chamber swim bladder |
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| Synonyms: | camera arerea weberiana |
| Definition: | The anterior compartment of the swim bladder is thought to have acoustic resonance properties that play a key role in audition. It is connected to the posterior chamber via the ductus communicans. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001277] |
| Name: | epithelium |
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| Definition: | Portion of tissue, that consists of one or more layers of epithelial cells connected to each other by cell junctions and which is underlain by a basal lamina. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001486] |