# Foundational Model of Anatomy (FMA)

> FMA is a domain ontology that represents a coherent body of explicit declarative knowledge about...

- Page: https://library.schematica.io/model/0f27f733693446888fa658566e0298cd
- Model type: Ontology
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Access type: Academic
- Access method: Email Request
- Model size: Huge
- Formats: OWL
- Domains: Healthcare
- Audiences: Researcher
- External link: https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/FMA
- Contact: Onard Mejino (mejino@uw.edu)
- Listed in library: 2025-06-12
- Last updated: 2025-09-10

## Description

## Ontology Info

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Acronyme | FMA |
| Description | FMA is a domain ontology that represents a coherent body of explicit declarative knowledge about human anatomy. For a description of how this OWL version is generated, see: "Pushing the Envelope: Challenges in a Frame-Based Representation of Human Anatomy" by N. F. Noy, M. A. Musen, J. L. Mejino Jr., C. Rosse (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169023X03001253). |
| Format | OWL |
| Categories | Anatomy |
| Groups | Unified Medical Language System, OBO Foundry |

## Metrics

| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Classes | 104,721 |
| Individuals | 2 |
| Properties | 168 |
| Max Depth | 23 |
| Max Child Count | 226 |
| Average Child Count | 3 |
| Classes With One Child | 378 |
| Classes With More Than 25 Children | 166 |
| Classes With No Definition | 102,561 |

## Projects using FMA

- [Semantic Indexing of French Biomedical Data Resources](https://bioportal.bioontology.org/projects/SIFR)
- [SemGen](https://bioportal.bioontology.org/projects/SemGen)
- [LogMap](https://bioportal.bioontology.org/projects/LogMap)
- [Nomenclature for Anatomic Pathology](https://bioportal.bioontology.org/projects/NAP)
- [Retrospective Analytics System](https://bioportal.bioontology.org/projects/RAS)
- [Plant Ontology](https://bioportal.bioontology.org/projects/Plant_Ontology)
- [Beta Cell Genomics database](https://bioportal.bioontology.org/projects/BCGD)
- [Ontology for the obstetric and neonatal domain](https://bioportal.bioontology.org/projects/ONTONEO)
- [Electrophysiology Ontology](https://bioportal.bioontology.org/projects/EO)
- [Influenza Ontology](https://bioportal.bioontology.org/projects/IO)
- [SKELETOME](https://bioportal.bioontology.org/projects/SKELETOME)
- [Neuroimaging Data Model](https://bioportal.bioontology.org/projects/NIDM)
- [Chinese Visible Human Database](https://bioportal.bioontology.org/projects/CVH)
- [Virtual Imaging Platform project](https://bioportal.bioontology.org/projects/VIPP)
- [Neural ElectroMagnetic Ontologies](https://bioportal.bioontology.org/projects/NEMO)
- [BioAssay Ontology](https://bioportal.bioontology.org/projects/BO)
- [Adverse Event Reporting Ontology](https://bioportal.bioontology.org/projects/AERO)

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Source: https://library.schematica.io/model/0f27f733693446888fa658566e0298cd