Term: post-vent region segmental plate
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Name: post-vent region
Synonyms: tail
Definition: Organism subdivision which is the part of the body posterior to the vent which includes the anal and caudal fins.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001117]
Name: segmental plate
Synonyms: presomitic mesoderm, PSM
Definition: Unsegmented field of paraxial mesoderm present posterior to the most recently formed somite pair, from which somites will form.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000279]