alveolar ridge
One of the two jaw ridges either on the roof of the mouth between the upper teeth and the hard palate or on the bottom of the mouth behind the lower teeth[WP]. The alveolar ridges contain the sockets (alveoli) of the teeth[HP]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alveolar_ridge HP:0006477 ]
Synonyms: alveolar bone, alveolar process, alveolar body, alveolar margin, margo alveolaris
Term info
- SCTID:245790000
- MA:0003119
- EMAPA:35118
- Wikipedia:Alveolar_ridge
- BTO:0001383
- MESH:D000539
- FMA:313923
- NCIT:C89749
- GAID:215
- UMLS:C0447411 (ncithesaurus:Alveolar_Ridge)
pheno_slim
in BTO, this is part of an embryo
uberon
UBERON:0004103
alveolar ridge