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| Id | http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001676
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001676
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| Preferred Name | occipital bone |
| Definitions |
The bone at the lower, posterior part of the skull.
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| Synonyms |
os occipitale
occipital squama
occipital complex
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
All Properties
| definition | The bone at the lower, posterior part of the skull. |
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| ccf_pref_label |
occipital bone
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| altLabel |
os occipitale
occipital squama
occipital complex
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| prefLabel |
occipital bone
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| label |
occipital bone
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| database_cross_reference |
EMAPA:25112
MESH:D009777
UMLS:C0028784
Wikipedia:Occipital_bone
SCTID:181796003
NCIT:C12757
FMA:52735
GAID:227
MA:0001468
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| notation |
UBERON:0001676
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| ccf_asctb_type |
AS
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| has_related_synonym |
os occipitale
occipital squama
occipital complex
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| id |
UBERON:0001676
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon
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| depiction | |
| taxon_notes |
fusion of basi-, exo- and supra-occipitals (and maybe tabular)
formed from the sclerotome of the occipital somites. It is not present in living or fossil agnathans or cartilaginous fishes, but appears to have arisen in parallel in many bony fishes. Incorporation of the occipital ver- tebrae into the skull was associated with the annexation of the upper part of the spinal cord into the brain, together with the first 2 spinal nerves as cranial nerves XI and XII
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| type | |
| ccf_is_provisional |
false
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