loading...| Preferred Name | sphenoid bone | |
| Synonyms |
butterfly bone os sphenoidale sphenoid complex os sphenoidum sphenoidal bone sphenoid |
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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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| alternative term |
butterfly bone os sphenoidale sphenoid complex os sphenoidum sphenoidal bone sphenoid |
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| composed primarily of | ||
| database_cross_reference |
NCIT:C12790 SCTID:272676008 Wikipedia:Sphenoid_bone EMAPA:18340 MESH:D013100 UMLS:C0037884 CALOHA:TS-2343 FMA:52736 GAID:230 MA:0001472 |
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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 | ||
| has part | ||
| has_exact_synonym |
sphenoidal bone os sphenoidale sphenoid |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
butterfly bone os sphenoidale sphenoid complex os sphenoidum |
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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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| label |
sphenoid bone |
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| notation |
UBERON:0001677 |
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| overlaps |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0008895 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003113 |
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| part_of | ||
| prefLabel |
sphenoid bone |
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| present in taxon | ||
| treeView | ||
| UBPROP_0000012 |
part of viscerocranium (facial skeleton) in FMA |
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| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002513 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0015060 |