primitive pit
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0004055
The small depression in the primitive streak that is caudal to the primitive node where the cells of the epiblast initially begin to invaginate during early embryogenesis. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primitive_pit MP:0009329 ]
Term info
- NCIT:C34267
- EHDAA2:0001521
- Wikipedia:Primitive_pit
- UMLS:C1514439 (ncithesaurus:Primitive_Pit)
- FMA:293120
- EHDAA:551
pheno_slim, early_development
The primitive pit is a depression in the center of the primitive node, connecting to the notochord. It consists of part of the primitive streak[Wikipedia:Primitive_pit].
TODO - check
uberon
UBERON:0004055
primitive pit
Term relations
- pit
- anatomical entity
- part of some primitive streak
- develops in some primitive knot
- located in some notochordal process
- contributes to morphology of some primitive streak