loading...| Preferred Name | flat bone | |
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os planum |
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| Definitions |
A bone that is shaped as a broad flat plate and composed of two thin layers of compact tissue enclosing between them a variable quantity of cancellous tissue, which is the location of red bone marrow. Examples: cranium, the ilium, sternum, rib cage, the sacrum and the scapula; the occipital, parietal, frontal, nasal, lacrimal, vomer, scapula, os coxC&, sternum, and ribs |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0010428 |
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Examples: cranium, the ilium, sternum, rib cage, the sacrum and the scapula; the occipital, parietal, frontal, nasal, lacrimal, vomer, scapula, os coxC&, sternum, and ribs |
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| altLabel |
os planum |
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| definition |
A bone that is shaped as a broad flat plate and composed of two thin layers of compact tissue enclosing between them a variable quantity of cancellous tissue, which is the location of red bone marrow. |
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| function_notes |
Flat bones are those bones which are found where the principal requirement is either extensive protection or the provision of broad surfaces for muscular attachment |
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| has related synonym |
os planum |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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UBERON:0010428 |
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| label |
flat bone |
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| notation |
UBERON:0010428 |
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| prefLabel |
flat bone |
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| taxon_notes |
In an adult mammal, most red blood cells are formed in flat bones |
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UMLS:C0222649 Wikipedia:Flat_bone galen:FlatBone NCIT:C32616 SCTID:332907008 FMA:7476 |
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