loading...| Preferred Name | sphenoid bone | |
| Synonyms |
sphenoid complex butterfly bone os sphenoidale os sphenoidum sphenoid sphenoidal bone |
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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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| altLabel |
sphenoid complex butterfly bone os sphenoidale os sphenoidum sphenoid sphenoidal bone |
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| ccf_is_provisional |
false |
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| ccf_part_of | ||
| ccf_pref_label |
sphenoid bone |
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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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| depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Illu_cranial_bones2.jpg |
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| develops_from | ||
| external_ontology_notes |
part of viscerocranium (facial skeleton) in FMA |
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| has exact synonym |
sphenoid sphenoidal bone os sphenoidale |
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| has related synonym |
sphenoid complex butterfly bone os sphenoidale os sphenoidum |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| id |
UBERON:0001677 |
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| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
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| isDefinedBy | ||
| label |
sphenoid bone |
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| notation |
UBERON:0001677 |
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| prefLabel |
sphenoid bone |
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| treeView | ||
| xRef |
Wikipedia:Sphenoid_bone CALOHA:TS-2343 GAID:230 UMLS:C0037884 MESH:D013100 EMAPA:18340 MA:0001472 SCTID:272676008 NCIT:C12790 FMA:52736 |
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| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002513 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0015060 |