Term Name: somite
Synonyms: epimere, epimere mesoderm, epithelial somite, mesodermal cluster, somites, somitic mesoderm, somitus
Definition: Somites are spheres of epithelial cells that form sequentially along the anterior-posterior axis of the embryo through mesenchymal to epithelial transition of the presomitic mesoderm.
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0002329]

Relationships
develops from: presomitic mesoderm
develops into: dermatome dermomyotome myotome sclerotome
has parts: somite border
is a type of: developing anatomical structure epithelial vesicle
has subtype: head somite somite 1 somite 2 somite 3 somite 4 somite 5 somite 6 somite 7 somite 8 somite 9 somite 10 somite 11 somite 12 somite 13 somite 14 somite 15 somite 16 somite 17 somite 18 somite 19 somite 20 somite 21 somite 22 somite 23 somite 24 somite 25 somite 26 somite 27 somite 28 somite 29 somite 30 tail somite trunk somite