Term Name: facial skeleton
Synonyms: facial bone, facial skeleton, ossa facialia, ossa faciei, viscerocranium
Definition: Subdivision of skull that consists of the facial bones.
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0011156]

Relationships
develops from: neural crest
is part of: face
has parts: facial bone facial bone primordium facial suture inferior nasal concha jaw skeleton jugal bone lacrimal bone maxilla nasal bone nasal skeleton orbit of skull orbital fissure palatine bone skeletal element of eye region sphenoid bone sphenoid endochondral element temporal bone zygomatic arch
is a type of: neural crest-derived structure primary subdivision of skull
inverse disjoint_from: splanchnocranium