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orbit of skull
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001697
Subdivision of skeleton that is an anterolateral part of the cranium and structurally supports the eye. Includes bones formed and located in sclerotic layer of eyeball. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbit_(anatomy) ]
Term info
Label
orbit of skull
Synonyms
- bony orbit
- eye socket
- orbit of skull
Subsets
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
external definition
Anatomical cluster that is a anterolateral part of the cranium and structurally supports the eye.[TAO]
external ontology notes
in FMA, this overlaps with bones such as the maxilla and sphenoid; in ZFA, individual bones are part of the orbit
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
orbit
id
UBERON:0001697
Term relations
Subclass of:
- lateral structure
- subdivision of skeleton
- neural crest-derived structure
- in_lateral_side_of some facial skeleton
- part of some orbital region
- part of some facial skeleton
- location of some camera-type eye