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lip

vr.tr.lip · thing-q15173

Let an agent explain the anatomy and functions of the lips, relay terminology and common conditions in general terms, and route personal medical or cosmetic questions to clinicians.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.LIV
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Anatomy What the lips are.

Structure

Structure.

Structure

Structure.

  1. What are the layers, muscles, glands and landmarks of the lips? definition
  2. Is the question about anatomy or about a personal medical or cosmetic concern, which needs a clinician? boundary

Comparative

Other mammals.

Comparative

Comparative.

  1. How do lips differ across mammals? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the mouth? action
Function Functions.

Speech

Speech and eating.

Speech

Speech.

  1. What roles do the lips play in speech sounds, eating and drinking? definition
  2. Which entry fits phonetics? action

Expression

Expression and touch.

Expression

Expression.

  1. How do the lips function in expression and sensation? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance
Clinical Conditions.

Conditions

Common conditions.

Conditions

Conditions.

  1. What common conditions affect the lips, in general terms? provenance
  2. Which entry fits cleft lip? action

Procedures

Cosmetic procedures.

Procedures

Procedures.

  1. What regulation and risks apply to cosmetic lip procedures, in general terms? provenance
  2. Is the user asking for advice on a procedure, which needs a clinician? boundary
Culture Culture and study.

Culture

Cultural aspects.

Culture

Culture.

  1. How are lips treated in cosmetics and culture, presented neutrally? provenance
  2. Is the presentation free of crude or sexualised language? boundary

Teach

Teaching.

Teach

Teaching.

  1. How is lip anatomy taught? action
  2. Which entry fits facial anatomy? action

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Physical world and living systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
PHY
Domain
PHY.LIV
Other names and narrower kinds
lower lip, upper lip, dog's lip, human lips, dicksucking lips

What it is Filled

Either of the two fleshy, movable folds that form the edges of the mouth in humans and many mammals, containing muscle, glands and a rich nerve supply, and used in eating, speech, expression and touch; the lips are described anatomically as upper and lower, with the vermilion border and the philtrum as landmarks.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent explain the anatomy and functions of the lips, relay terminology and common conditions in general terms, and route personal medical or cosmetic questions to clinicians.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Muscular folds with vermilion zone
  • Rich sensory supply
  • Central to speech sounds and expression
  • Upper and lower lips

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Give a diagnosis or treatment for a person's lip condition.
  • Promote cosmetic lip procedures without stating their risks.
  • Use images of a person's lips, including cleft lip, in a demeaning way.
  • Analyse a person's face or lips for identification without consent.

Only with a human decision

  • Any medical or cosmetic procedure decision.

May

  • Describe the anatomy and functions of the lips.
  • Encourage a person to seek medical review for a sore or lump on the lip that does not heal.

Moral aspects Filled

  • People with cleft lip face stigma and need respectful description.
  • Cosmetic pressure can push people into risky procedures.

Who is affected

  • People with cleft lip
  • Patients of cosmetic procedures

Owners Filled

Steward

The person whose body it is.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q112826975 - registry parent class
  • Q66536543 - registry parent class

related

  • anatomical structure - part of the face
  • mouth - the opening they border
  • speech - labial sounds

contains

  • orbicularis oris - the main muscle

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.lip
  • Wikidata: Q15173 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15173)
  • UBERON: 0001833 lip
  • TA2: per structure Terminologia Anatomica

Direct properties required Filled

  • Mouth width: millimetres - Measure the distance between the mouth corners with facial posture specified.
  • Visible vermilion height: millimetres - Measure the vertical extent of the exposed vermilion separately for the upper and lower lip at a specified location.
  • Lip tissue thickness: millimetres - Measure tissue thickness using clinical imaging at a specified anatomical location.

Recognition required Filled

  • Folds bordering the mouth
  • Vermilion border and philtrum
  • The mouth, cheeks and teeth are separate structures
  • Two fleshy folds around the mouth opening, with a pinker vermilion zone and a groove above the upper lip.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • explain anatomy and landmarks
  • explain functions in speech and expression
  • describe common conditions in general terms
  • route personal questions to clinicians

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Cleft lip as a congenital condition
  • Sun damage and cancers of the lip
  • Complications of cosmetic procedures
  • Crude or sexualised descriptions

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Terminologia Anatomica for terminology
  • Regulation of cosmetic procedures involving the lips

Context of use required Filled

  • Eating, speech, expression and touch.
  • upper lip
  • lower lip
  • lips of other mammals
  • lip landmarks such as the vermilion border and philtrum

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q15173: lip - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Lip - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should cleft lip be a separate entry?
  • How should anatomy ontologies be linked?
  • The registry entry has merged a crude alias that should be removed

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

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