loading...| Preferred Name |
sphenoid bone |
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| Synonyms |
sphenoidal bone os sphenoidale sphenoid butterfly bone sphenoid complex os sphenoidum |
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| Definitions |
An unpaired bone situated at the base of the skull in front of the temporal bone and basilar part of the occipital bone. The sphenoid bone is one of the seven bones that articulate to form the orbit. Its shape somewhat resembles that of a butterfly or bat with its wings extended. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001677 |
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| definition |
An unpaired bone situated at the base of the skull in front of the temporal bone and basilar part of the occipital bone. The sphenoid bone is one of the seven bones that articulate to form the orbit. Its shape somewhat resembles that of a butterfly or bat with its wings extended. |
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| develops_from | ||
| has_exact_synonym |
sphenoidal bone os sphenoidale sphenoid |
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| has_related_synonym |
butterfly bone os sphenoidale sphenoid complex os sphenoidum |
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| label |
sphenoid bone |
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| overlaps |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0008895 |
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| part_of | ||
| prefixIRI |
UBERON:0001677 |
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| prefLabel |
sphenoid bone |
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| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002513 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0015060 |