{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.navel","code":"thing-q43801","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q43801/","name":"navel","alternateNames":["human female navel"],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.2.0-wave.4","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Physical world and living systems","entryKind":"thing","plane":"PHY","domain":["PHY.LIV"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"The scar on the abdomen left where the umbilical cord was attached before birth, also called the umbilicus or belly button, usually a depressed innie or protruding outie, present in placental mammals though often inconspicuous in animals; the registry alias human female navel names a gendered instance that is not a distinct anatomical kind. The navel is a landmark in anatomy and surgery, including laparoscopic access, and features in art, fashion and body piercing. Newborn cord stump care, umbilical hernias and piercing infections are common concerns, and redness, discharge or fever in a newborn s cord area, or a painful hard bulge at the navel, needs prompt medical care.","purpose":"Let an agent explain the navel, relay development, anatomy, variations, common conditions and cultural aspects from anatomy and health sources, route warning signs, flag the gendered alias, and distinguish the navel from the umbilical cord, umbilical hernia, the abdomen and omphalos as a symbolic concept.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Scar remnant","Innie or outie","Surgical landmark","Cultural symbolism"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"understand","name":"Understand","description":"What the navel is.","layers":[{"id":"definition","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","findings":[{"id":"definition-finding","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","questions":[{"text":"Is a newborn s cord area red, swollen, smelly or oozing, or is there fever, or a painful hard bulge at the navel with vomiting, in which case seek urgent medical care?","kind":"boundary"},{"text":"What is the navel, and how does it differ from the umbilical cord, umbilical hernia, the abdomen and omphalos?","kind":"definition"}]}]},{"id":"alias","name":"Alias","description":"Named alias.","findings":[{"id":"alias-finding","name":"Alias","description":"Alias.","questions":[{"text":"Why is human female navel not a distinct anatomical kind?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific concept?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"anatomy","name":"Anatomy","description":"Development.","layers":[{"id":"development","name":"Development","description":"Formation.","findings":[{"id":"development-finding","name":"Development","description":"Development.","questions":[{"text":"How does the navel form after the cord stump falls off?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which references are standard?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"shape","name":"Shape","description":"Innie and outie.","findings":[{"id":"shape-finding","name":"Shape","description":"Shape.","questions":[{"text":"What determines whether a navel is an innie or outie?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which sources are cited?","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"health","name":"Health","description":"Conditions.","layers":[{"id":"hernia","name":"Hernia","description":"Umbilical hernia.","findings":[{"id":"hernia-finding","name":"Hernia","description":"Hernia.","questions":[{"text":"What are umbilical hernias in babies and adults, and when is surgery considered?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits umbilical hernia?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"care","name":"Cord care","description":"Newborn cord care.","findings":[{"id":"care-finding","name":"Cord care","description":"Cord care.","questions":[{"text":"What does WHO advise about cord care, such as chlorhexidine in some settings?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the information current?","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]},{"id":"context","name":"Context","description":"Culture.","layers":[{"id":"fashion","name":"Fashion","description":"Fashion and piercing.","findings":[{"id":"fashion-finding","name":"Fashion","description":"Fashion.","questions":[{"text":"How have navel-baring fashion and piercing been viewed across cultures, with views attributed?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the presentation neutral and attributed?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"omphalos","name":"Omphalos","description":"Symbolic centre.","findings":[{"id":"omphalos-finding","name":"Omphalos","description":"Omphalos.","questions":[{"text":"What is the omphalos of Delphi?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits omphalos?","kind":"action"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Explain the anatomy of the navel.","Encourage medical care for a red, swollen or discharging navel in a newborn."],"mustNot":["Dismiss signs of infection in a newborn's navel.","Dismiss a painful, hard bulge at the navel that may be a strangulated hernia.","Treat the registry's gendered alias as a separate anatomical kind.","Produce sexualised content about the body."],"requiresHuman":["Any treatment decision for a navel infection or hernia."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Newborn infections can become serious quickly."],"affectedParties":["Newborns","Parents"]},"owners":{"steward":"Nobody owns it; each person's body is their own.","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"Q112826975","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q206060","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q66511773","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"scar","type":"related","note":"in registry terms"},{"target":"umbilical cord","type":"related"},{"target":"umbilical hernia","type":"related"},{"target":"omphalos","type":"related"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.navel","Wikidata: Q43801 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43801)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["cord stump falls off: about 1-3 weeks after birth note - typical","outie navels: minority of people note - attributed","registry parents: scar, subdivision of abdomen note"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["Scar of umbilical cord attachment","Human female navel","The umbilical cord connects fetus and placenta; umbilical hernia is a bulge through the wall; the abdomen is the whole region; omphalos is a symbolic centre","A small depressed or protruding scar in the middle of the abdomen."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["explain development and anatomy","relay variations","relay common conditions and route warning signs","flag the gendered alias"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Missing omphalitis in newborns","Missing strangulated hernia","Gendered alias treated as a kind"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["Newborn cord care guidance such as WHO recommendations","Body piercing hygiene regulations"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Remnant of the umbilical cord attachment.","innie navels","outie navels","navels after surgery"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q43801: navel","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43801","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Navel","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navel","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["The registry alias human female navel should be removed or treated as an instance","Should umbilical hernia be linked?","Should cultural navel symbolism be a separate entry?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q43801/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q43801/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-14T01:02:47Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"filled","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-06T19:52:00+00:00: completeness 1.00; sense: Wikidata description; 2 live sources; review by codex: pass"},"score":1.0}}