{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.cat-anatomy","code":"thing-q468791","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q468791/","name":"cat anatomy","alternateNames":[],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.1.0-research.1","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Information and virtual systems","entryKind":"thing","plane":"INF","domain":["INF.KNW"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"Cat anatomy is the branch of veterinary anatomy concerned with the structure and spatial relationships of the body parts of cats, usually the domestic cat (Felis catus), at gross, microscopic and developmental levels.","purpose":"Enable an AI agent to identify, organise and assess knowledge of feline body structure and determine whether it is suitable for a stated educational, comparative or veterinary reference task.","scope":{"in":["Domestic-cat anatomical structures and their organisation into regions and systems","Names, 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