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mandibular symphysis

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A cartilaginous joint that connects left and right mandibles/dentary bones. Mandibular symphysis is unpaired[TAO,modified]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphysis_menti TAO:wd ZFA:0005488 ]

Synonyms: inter-mandibular joint, symphysis menti, inter-dentary joint, dentary symphysis

Term info

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Subsets

pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

UBPROP 0000001

Joint that articulates the left and right dentary bones. Mandibular symphysis is unpaired.[TAO]

UBPROP 0000008

in snakes, the mandibular symphysis is composed of soft tissues, allowing independent movement of each mandible

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Gray176.png

editor note

this is placed as part of lower jaw region, as in this ontology the skeleton does not include joints

has related synonym

mental symphysis, symphysis mandibulae

id

UBERON:0006606

prefLabel

Mandibular symphysis