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dermatocranium
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Subdivision of skeleton that includes all dermal bones in the cranial skeleton[ZFA,modified]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skull_roof ]
Term info
Label
dermatocranium
Synonyms
- dendrocranium
- exocranium
editor note
wikipedia treats skull roof and dermatocranium as synonymous, but some sources treat the roof as being part of the dermatocranium - see UBERONREF:0000007
external definition
Anatomical cluster that is part of the cranium and composed of dermally derived bones.[TAO], Anatomical cluster that is part of the cranium which consists of dermally derived bones.[AAO]
has narrow synonym
skull roof, dermatocranial cover, roof of skull, dermal skull roof
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
dermal part of skull, dermal skull bones, roofing bones of the skull, skull exoskeleton, dermal bone cranium
id
UBERON:0003113