About Mouse Muscle Atlas¶

Description¶

The Mouse Muscle Atlas (MMA) is an ontology designed to provide a standardized vocabulary for mouse muscle and skeletal anatomy structures. It enables precise annotation and data integration across research studies.

Scope¶

This ontology covers anatomical structures of the mouse head, neck, and upper body including:

Skeletal Structures (Bones)¶

Cranial bones (occipital, parietal, frontal, etc.)
Facial bones (maxilla, mandible, nasal, etc.)
Ear ossicles (malleus, incus, stapes)
Vertebrae, sternum, clavicle, scapula

Cartilaginous Structures¶

Laryngeal cartilages (thyroid, cricoid, arytenoid)
Alar cartilage

Muscular Structures¶

Facial expression muscles
Mastication muscles
Pharyngeal muscles
Laryngeal muscles
Hyoid muscles
Tongue muscles

Imports¶

MMA imports from the following ontologies:

RO - Relations Ontology
BFO - Basic Formal Ontology
PATO - Phenotype and Trait Ontology
OMO - OBO Metadata Ontology
UBERON - Anatomy Ontology

Development¶

MMA is developed using the Ontology Development Kit (ODK).