Term: trabecula cranii mesenchyme
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Name: trabecula cranii
Synonyms: trabeculae cranii
Definition: Paired thin medially aligned bar of cartilage that extends from the anterior end of the chondrocranium to just anterior to the anterior end of the notochord. The posterior ends of the trabeculae cranii are continuous with the parachordal cartilages, and they enclose the hypophyseal fenestra.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001507]
Name: mesenchyme
Synonyms:
Definition: A mesh-like cell arrangement, less compact than an epithelium.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000393]