Property	Expected Type	Description
Properties from AnatomicalStructure
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.
bodyLocation	Text	Location in the body of the anatomical structure.
connectedTo	AnatomicalStructure	Other anatomical structures to which this structure is connected.
diagram	ImageObject	An image containing a diagram that illustrates the structure and/or its component substructures and/or connections with other structures.
partOfSystem	AnatomicalSystem	The anatomical or organ system that this structure is part of.
relatedCondition	MedicalCondition	A medical condition associated with this anatomy.
relatedTherapy	MedicalTherapy	A medical therapy related to this anatomy.
subStructure	AnatomicalStructure	Component (sub-)structure(s) that comprise this anatomical structure.
Properties from MedicalEntity
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. Inverse property: fundedItem
guideline	MedicalGuideline	A medical guideline related to this entity.
legalStatus	DrugLegalStatus  or MedicalEnumeration  or 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
additionalType	Text  or 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	Text  or TextObject	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  or Text  or URL	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  or URL	An image of the item. This can be a URL or a fully described ImageObject.
mainEntityOfPage	CreativeWork  or URL	Indicates a page (or other CreativeWork) for which this thing is the main entity being described. See background notes for details. Inverse property: mainEntity
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  or Event	A CreativeWork or Event about this Thing. Inverse property: about
url	URL	URL of the item.

Property	On Types	Description
arterialBranch	Artery	The branches that comprise the arterial structure.
associatedAnatomy	MedicalCondition  or PhysicalActivity	The anatomy of the underlying organ system or structures associated with this entity.
branch	Nerve	The branches that delineate from the nerve bundle. Not to be confused with branchOf.
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.
connectedTo	AnatomicalStructure	Other anatomical structures to which this structure is connected.
expressedIn	Gene	Tissue, organ, biological sample, etc in which activity of this gene has been observed experimentally. For example brain, digestive system.
insertion	Muscle	The place of attachment of a muscle, or what the muscle moves.
regionDrained	LymphaticVessel  or 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.
relatedStructure	AnatomicalSystem	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.
sensoryUnit	Nerve	The neurological pathway extension that inputs and sends information to the brain or spinal cord.
subStructure	AnatomicalStructure	Component (sub-)structure(s) that comprise this anatomical structure.
supplyTo	Artery	The area to which the artery supplies blood.
tributary	Vein	The anatomical or organ system that the vein flows into; a larger structure that the vein connects to.

• Bone
• BrainStructure
• Joint
• Ligament
• Muscle
• Nerve
• Vessel

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