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body of sphenoid
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The body of the sphenoid bone, more or less cubical in shape, is hollowed out in its interior to form two large cavities, the sphenoidal air sinuses, which are separated from each other by a septum. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_of_sphenoid_bone ]
Term info
Label
body of sphenoid
Synonyms
- Entire body of sphenoid bone
- body of sphenoidal bone
- central body of sphenoid
- corpus (os sphenoidale)
- sphenoid body
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has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
corpus ossis sphenoidalis
id
UBERON:0009639
Term relations
Subclass of:
- neurocranium bone
- endochondral bone
- facial bone
- part of some basicranium
- develops from some prechordal cartilage
- develops from some hypophyseal cartilage
- part of some sphenoid bone