| Term Name: | superior ocular sulcus |
|---|---|
| Synonyms: | dorsal ocular sulcus |
| Definition: | Transient groove in the dorsal eye lined by basal lamina. The groove extends across the dorsal retina to partially separate the nasal and temporal retinal lobes. The sulcus forms soon after optic cup formation and as the eye develops it becomes broader and shallower until it is undetectable. |
| Appears at: | Segmentation:20-25 somites (19.0h-22.0h) |
| Evident until: | Pharyngula:Prim-5 (24.0h-30.0h) |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005901] |
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