AnatomicalSystem

An anatomical system is a group of anatomical structures that work together to perform a certain task. Anatomical systems, such as organ systems, are one organizing principle of anatomy, and can include circulatory, digestive, endocrine, integumentary, immune, lymphatic, muscular, nervous, reproductive, respiratory, skeletal, urinary, vestibular, and other systems.

Subclass of: MedicalEntity

Properties from AnatomicalSystem

Property	Expected Type	Description
associatedPathophysiology	Text	If applicable, a description of the pathophysiology associated with the anatomical system, including potential abnormal changes in the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of the system.
comprisedOf	AnatomicalStructure, AnatomicalSystem	Specifying something physically contained by something else. Typically used here for the underlying anatomical structures, such as organs, that comprise the anatomical system.
relatedCondition	MedicalCondition	A medical condition associated with this anatomy.
relatedStructure	AnatomicalStructure	Related anatomical structure(s) that are not part of the system but relate or connect to it, such as vascular bundles associated with an organ system.
relatedTherapy	MedicalTherapy	A medical therapy related to this anatomy.

Properties from MedicalEntity

Property	Expected Type	Description
code	MedicalCode	A medical code for the entity, taken from a controlled vocabulary or ontology such as ICD-9, DiseasesDB, MeSH, SNOMED-CT, RxNorm, etc.
funding	Grant	A Grant that directly or indirectly provide funding or sponsorship for this item. See also ownershipFundingInfo.
guideline	MedicalGuideline	A medical guideline related to this entity.
legalStatus	MedicalEnumeration, DrugLegalStatus, Text	The drug or supplement's legal status, including any controlled substance schedules that apply.
medicineSystem	MedicineSystem	The system of medicine that includes this MedicalEntity, for example 'evidence-based', 'homeopathic', 'chiropractic', etc.
recognizingAuthority	Organization	If applicable, the organization that officially recognizes this entity as part of its endorsed system of medicine.
relevantSpecialty	MedicalSpecialty	If applicable, a medical specialty in which this entity is relevant.
study	MedicalStudy	A medical study or trial related to this entity.

Properties from Thing

Property	Expected Type	Description
additionalType	Text, URL	An additional type for the item, typically used for adding more specific types from external vocabularies in microdata syntax. This is a relationship between something and a class that the thing is in. Typically the value is a URI-identified RDF class, and in this case corresponds to the use of rdf:type in RDF. Text values can be used sparingly, for cases where useful information can be added without their being an appropriate schema to reference. In the case of text values, the class label should follow the schema.org style guide.
alternateName	Text	An alias for the item.
description	TextObject, Text	A description of the item.
disambiguatingDescription	Text	A sub property of description. A short description of the item used to disambiguate from other, similar items. Information from other properties (in particular, name) may be necessary for the description to be useful for disambiguation.
identifier	PropertyValue, URL, Text	The identifier property represents any kind of identifier for any kind of Thing, such as ISBNs, GTIN codes, UUIDs etc. Schema.org provides dedicated properties for representing many of these, either as textual strings or as URL (URI) links. See background notes for more details.
image	ImageObject, URL	An image of the item. This can be a URL or a fully described ImageObject.
mainEntityOfPage	URL, CreativeWork	Indicates a page (or other CreativeWork) for which this thing is the main entity being described. See background notes for details.
name	Text	The name of the item.
potentialAction	Action	Indicates a potential Action, which describes an idealized action in which this thing would play an 'object' role.
sameAs	URL	URL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item's identity. E.g. the URL of the item's Wikipedia page, Wikidata entry, or official website.
subjectOf	CreativeWork, Event	A CreativeWork or Event about this Thing.
url	URL	URL of the item.

Instances of AnatomicalSystem may appear as a value for the following properties

Property	On Types	Description
associatedAnatomy	PhysicalActivity, MedicalCondition	The anatomy of the underlying organ system or structures associated with this entity.
comprisedOf	AnatomicalSystem	Specifying something physically contained by something else. Typically used here for the underlying anatomical structures, such as organs, that comprise the anatomical system.
expressedIn	Gene	Tissue, organ, biological sample, etc in which activity of this gene has been observed experimentally. For example brain, digestive system.
partOfSystem	AnatomicalStructure	The anatomical or organ system that this structure is part of.
regionDrained	LymphaticVessel, Vein	The anatomical or organ system drained by this vessel; generally refers to a specific part of an organ.
relatedAnatomy	SuperficialAnatomy	Anatomical systems or structures that relate to the superficial anatomy.