Term Name: otic placode
Synonyms:
Definition: Primordium of the ear epithelium before it hollows into the otic vesicle, present beside the hindbrain rudiment in the mid-segmentation period. (Also see Anatomical Atlas entry for ear by T. Whitfield.)
Appears at: Gastrula:Bud (10.0h-10.33h)
Evident until: Segmentation:26+ somites (22.0h-24.0h)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000138]

Relationships
develops into: otic vesicle statoacoustic (VIII) ganglion
is part of: vestibuloauditory system
is a type of: dorsolateral placode

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