| Name: | parasphenoid |
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| Definition: | Long, unpaired median dermal bone that runs almost the entire length of the cranium. Contacts the prevomer anteriorly, and the prootic and basioccipital posteriorly. Anteriorly the parasphenoid is a long, thin bone that widens abruptly at the point of contact with the prootic. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000561] |
| Name: | increased angle to |
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| Definition: | An angle which is relatively high. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0002327] |
| Name: | frontal bone |
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| Definition: | Large elongated paired dermal bones that roof the cranium and bear part of the supraorbital canal. The frontal bones cover the upper edge of the lateral ethmoid, orbitosphenoid and pterosphenoids and overlaps the parietal bone posteriorly. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000514] |