Term Name:	head paraxial mesoderm
Synonyms:	cephalic paraxial mesenchyme, cephalic paraxial mesoderm, cranial paraxial mesenchyme, cranial paraxial mesoderm, head paraxial mesenchyme, somitomere, somitomeric mesoderm
Definition:	Bilateral mesenchymal mesoderm parallel and immediately adjacent to the neural tube/notochord; it generates a subset of extra-ocular, and other head, muscles.
Ontology:	Cell Ontology [UBERON:0009617]