dermatocranium
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003113
Subdivision of skeleton that includes all dermal bones in the cranial skeleton[ZFA,modified]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skull_roof ZFA:0000863 ]
Synonyms: dendrocranium, exocranium
Term info
- ZFA:0000863
- Wikipedia:Skull_roof
- TAO:0000863
- AAO:0010154
- XAO:0003169
- VHOG:0001665
Anatomical cluster that is part of the cranium and composed of dermally derived bones.[TAO], Anatomical cluster that is part of the cranium which consists of dermally derived bones.[AAO]
wikipedia treats skull roof and dermatocranium as synonymous, but some sources treat the roof as being part of the dermatocranium - see UBERONREF:0000007
dermal part of skull, dermal skull bones, roofing bones of the skull, skull exoskeleton, dermal bone cranium
skull roof, dermatocranial cover, roof of skull, dermal skull roof
uberon
UBERON:0003113
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_7777
Term relations
- primary subdivision of cranial skeletal system
- only in taxon some Gnathostomata
- in taxon some (not Chondrichthyes)
- part of some dermal skeleton