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  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal anatomy
  3. nervous system
  4. sensory system
  5. sense organs
  6. lateral line system
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. animal anatomy
  3. nervous system
  4. sensory system
  5. sense organs
  6. lateral line system
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. animal anatomy
  3. nervous system
  4. sensory system
  5. sense organs
  6. lateral line system
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal anatomy
  3. nervous system
  4. sensory system
  5. sense organs
  6. lateral line system
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal anatomy
  3. nervous system
  4. sensory system
  5. sense organs
  6. lateral line system
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal anatomy
  3. nervous system
  4. sensory system
  5. sense organs
  6. lateral line system
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal anatomy
  3. nervous system
  4. sensory system
  5. sense organs
  6. lateral line system
  1. Fields of Study
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. animal anatomy
  4. animal organs
  5. sense organs
  6. lateral line system
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. animal anatomy
  4. animal organs
  5. sense organs
  6. lateral line system
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. animal anatomy
  4. animal organs
  5. sense organs
  6. lateral line system
  1. Fields of Study
  2. zoology
  3. animal anatomy
  4. animal organs
  5. sense organs
  6. lateral line system
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. zoology
  3. animal anatomy
  4. animal organs
  5. sense organs
  6. lateral line system
  1. Fields of Study
  2. anatomy and morphology
  3. animal anatomy
  4. animal organs
  5. sense organs
  6. lateral line system
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. anatomy and morphology
  3. animal anatomy
  4. animal organs
  5. sense organs
  6. lateral line system

Preferred term

lateral line system

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  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Aquatic vertebrate sensory system in fish and amphibians. It is composed of sense organs (canal organs and pit organs) containing neuromasts (mechanoreceptors) that detect water displacement caused by moving objects.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2014

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • lateral line organs

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/217165

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