| Term: | mandibular arch skeleton osteocyte |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | mandibular arch skeleton |
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| Synonyms: | jaw, jaw cartilage, jaws, oral jaw skeleton, pharyngeal arch 1 skeleton |
| Definition: | Skeletal and cartilaginous elements of the first pharyngeal arch. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001227] |
| Name: | osteocyte |
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| Synonyms: | osteocytes |
| Definition: | A mature osteoblast that has become embedded in the bone matrix. They occupy a small cavity, called lacuna, in the matrix and are connected to adjacent osteocytes via protoplasmic projections called canaliculi. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009083] |