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pterotic
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Endochondral bone that articulates with the autosphenotic anteriorly, the parietal dorsomedially, the prootic ventrally (and the intercalar occasionally), and the epiotic and exoccipital posteriorly. The pterotic encloses the horizontal semicircular canal of the inner ear. The lower edge of the pterotic contributes to the hyomandibular facet. The pterotic is paired. [ http://zfin.org/curator ]
Term info
Label
pterotic
Synonyms
- autopterotic
created by
teleost_anatomy_curators
has obo namespace
uberon/phenoscape-anatomy
provenance notes
This class was sourced from an external ontology (teleost_anatomy). Its definitions, naming conventions and relationships may need to be checked for compatibility with uberon
Term relations
Subclass of:
- neurocranium bone
- endochondral bone
- dermal bone
- develops_from some cartilaginous otic capsule
- part of some otic region
- part of some dermatocranium
- overlaps some frontal-pterotic joint
- overlaps some neurocranium
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