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+# Background notes
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+Controlled vocabularies would provide values for *ac:subjectOrientation* (<http://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/subjectOrientation>) and *ac:subjectPart* (<http://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/subjectPart>).
+
+## Relevant OBO Foundry ontologies
+
+**[Biological Spatial Ontology](http://www.obofoundry.org/ontology/bspo.html)**
+
+Relevant to subject orientation.  Note in particular subclasses of [anatomical region](http://www.ontobee.org/ontology/BSPO?iri=http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BSPO_0000070)
+
+**[Plant Ontology](http://www.obofoundry.org/ontology/po.html)**
+
+Most relevant plant parts are probably subclasses of [plant structure](http://www.ontobee.org/ontology/PO?iri=http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0009011), although the various plant structures are scattered among various subclasses.
+
+**[Fungal gross anatomy](http://www.obofoundry.org/ontology/fao.html)**
+
+[fungal structure](http://www.ontobee.org/ontology/FAO?iri=http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FAO_0000001)
+
+**[Uberon multi-species anatomy ontology](http://www.obofoundry.org/ontology/uberon.html)**
+
+An integrated cross-species anatomy ontology covering animals and bridging multiple species-specific ontologies.  Subclasses of [anatomical structure](http://www.ontobee.org/ontology/UBERON?iri=http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000061)??
+
+**[Mouse gross anatomy and develpment, timed](http://www.obofoundry.org/ontology/emapa.html)**
+
+Possible source for mammal body parts. See also [Mouse adult gross anatomy](http://www.obofoundry.org/ontology/ma.html)
+
+**[Xenopus Phenotype Ontology](http://www.obofoundry.org/ontology/xpo.html)**
+
+amphibians (frogs)
+
+**[Zebrafish Phenotype Ontology](http://www.obofoundry.org/ontology/zp.html)**
+
+fish
+
+**[Drosophila gross anatomy](http://www.obofoundry.org/ontology/fbbt.html)
+
+Possible source for insect body parts
+
+**[Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology](http://www.obofoundry.org/ontology/hao.html)**
+
+Another source for insect body parts
+
+**[Mosquito gross anatomy ontology](http://www.obofoundry.org/ontology/tgma.html)**
+
+more insect body parts
+
+**[Spider Ontology](http://www.obofoundry.org/ontology/spd.html)**
+
+Spider anatomical parts and products (e.g. web)
+
+**[Tick Anatomy Ontology](http://www.obofoundry.org/ontology/tads.html)**
+
+Ixodidae and Argassidae families
+
+**[C. elegans Gross Anatomy Ontology](http://www.obofoundry.org/ontology/wbbt.html)**
+
+useful for worms?
+
+**[Porifera Ontology](http://www.obofoundry.org/ontology/poro.html)
+
+Sponges
+
+