parachordal cartilage

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0009635

Chondrocranium chondrification center that fuses with cartilages derived from sclerotome region of occipital somites forming occipital bone, hypoglossal canals and foramen magnum. [ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=1588903958&isbn=1/ ]

Synonyms: parachordal cartilages

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NCIT:C34243
ZFA:0001423
UMLS:C1518887 (ncithesaurus:Parachordal_Cartilage)
TAO:0001423

plural term

parachordal cartilages [ ZFA:0001423 ]

UBPROP 0000001

Rod-shaped paired cartilages on either side of the notochord. They unite, forming the base of the chondrocranium and are replaced by the prootic bones.[TAO]

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UBERON:0009635

Term relations

Subclass of:

cartilage element of chondrocranium
overlaps some occipital region
overlaps some otic region

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exoccipital bone