sphenotic
Endochondral bone that sutures with the pterosphenoid anteriorly, the prootic ventrally, the frontal bone dorso-medially, and the pterotic dorso-posteriorly. Occasionally the sphenotic sutures with the parietal bone. The sphenotic separates the orbital from the otic region. The sphenotic bears a large antero-lateral or lateral or ventro-lateral process that borders the postero-dorsal margin of the orbit. The sphenotic is a paired bone. [ http://zfin.org/curator ]
Term info
sphenotic
- autosphenotic
- sphenotics
The lower edge of the sphenotic may contribute to the hyomandibular facet depending on the fish group.
teleost_anatomy_curators
uberon/phenoscape-anatomy
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
- neurocranium bone
- endochondral bone
- structure with developmental contribution from neural crest
- develops_from some tectum synoticum
- develops_from some taenia marginalis posterior
- part of some otic region
- overlaps some neurocranium