loading...| Preferred Name |
posterior cranial fossa |
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| Synonyms |
posterior fossa fossa cranii posterior |
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| Definitions |
The infratentorial compartment that contains the CEREBELLUM and BRAIN STEM. It is formed by the posterior third of the superior surface of the body of the sphenoid (SPHENOID BONE), by the occipital, the petrous, and mastoid portions of the TEMPORAL BONE, and the posterior inferior angle of the PARIETAL BONE. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0008788 |
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| database_cross_reference |
Wikipedia:Posterior_cranial_fossa UMLS:C0010265 NCIT:C33361 CALOHA:TS-2354 MESH:D003388 FMA:54368 GAID:85 |
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| definition |
The infratentorial compartment that contains the CEREBELLUM and BRAIN STEM. It is formed by the posterior third of the superior surface of the body of the sphenoid (SPHENOID BONE), by the occipital, the petrous, and mastoid portions of the TEMPORAL BONE, and the posterior inferior angle of the PARIETAL BONE. |
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| depiction |
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Posterior_fossa.png |
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| has_broad_synonym |
posterior fossa |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
fossa cranii posterior |
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| id |
UBERON:0008788 |
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| label |
posterior cranial fossa |
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| notation |
UBERON:0008788 |
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posterior cranial fossa |
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