sphenoid bone
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001677
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. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphenoid_bone ]
Synonyms: os sphenoidale, sphenoidal bone, sphenoid
Term info
- Wikipedia:Sphenoid_bone
- EMAPA:18340
- SCTID:272676008
- FMA:52736
- CALOHA:TS-2343
- MA:0001472
- NCIT:C12790
- MESH:D013100
- GAID:230
- UMLS:C0037884 (ncithesaurus:Sphenoid_Bone)
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
part of viscerocranium (facial skeleton) in FMA
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Illu_cranial_bones2.jpg
sphenoid complex, butterfly bone, os sphenoidale, os sphenoidum
uberon
UBERON:0001677
sphenoid bone, Sphenoid bone
Term relations
- endochondral bone
- pneumatized bone
- sphenoid endochondral element
- facial bone
- overlaps some splanchnocranium
- develops from some sphenoid cartilage element
- overlaps some chondrocranium
- overlaps some dermatocranium