loading...| Preferred Name |
cranial skeletal system |
| Synonyms |
cranium osteocranium cranial skeleton |
| Definitions |
Skeletal subdivision of the head including skull (cranium plus mandible), pharyngeal and/or hyoid apparatus. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0010323 |
| database_cross_reference |
TAO:0000737 AAO:0000971 XAO:0003075 ZFA:0000737 AAO:0010185 AAO:0000109 VSAO:0000049 |
| definition |
Skeletal subdivision of the head including skull (cranium plus mandible), pharyngeal and/or hyoid apparatus. |
| editor note |
we use 'cranial skeletal system', so that we can include the skull, which has joints/sutures as parts (recall, we follow FMA in distinguishing between the skeleton and skeletal system - only the latter includes joints) |
| has_narrow_synonym |
osteocranium cranial skeleton |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
cranium |
| IAO_0000232 |
that the cranial skeleton includes the pharyngeal arch skeleton. It is thus more inclusive that the cranium itself, and extends beyond the head in tetrapods. The AAO class called 'skull' belongs here, as it includes the whole splanchnocranium |
| id |
UBERON:0010323 |
| label |
cranial skeletal system |
| notation |
UBERON:0010323 |
| only in taxon | |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
cranial skeletal system |
| treeView | |
| UBPROP_0000001 |
Bony structure that encases the central nervous system and the primary sense organs of sight, olfaction, hearing, and equilibrium.[AAO] Skeletal system which is part of the skull, including the splanchnocranium, chondrocranium, and dermatocranium.[TAO] |
| subClassOf |