Term Name: pterosphenoid
Synonyms: pterosphenoids
Definition: Paired cartilage bones, flat and hexagonal in shape that contact the orbitosphenoid anteriorly. Roofed by the frontal and bordered posteriorly by the prootic and sphenotic, the pterosphenoid bears foramina that accommodate branches of the trigeminal and facial nerves.
Appears at: Unknown
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000419]

Relationships
develops from: taenia marginalis posterior
is part of: chondrocranium sphenoid region
is a type of: endochondral bone
overlaps: parasphenoid-basioccipital joint prootic-pterosphenoid joint

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