Preferred Label : tetrapod parietal bone;
Uberon definition : In humans: bone forming side and roof of cranium. Each bone is irregularly quadrilateral
in form, and has two surfaces, four borders, and four angles.;
Uberon narrow term : actinopterygian frontal bone; frontal bone; parietal bone; parietal;
Uberon Homology note : The homologization of cranial bones of actinopterygians with those of sarcopterygians
based on the bone names established in human anatomy is favored in order to permit
the building of phylogenetic relationship schemes beyond the taxonomic boundaries
of osteichthyans (including tetrapods). (...) In actinopterygians, the terms parietal
and postparietal bones have to replace the commonly used terms 'frontal' and 'parietal'
bones for the two paired bones on the skull roof.[well established][VHOG];
Uberon Taxon note : The frontal bone in teleost fish is the homolog of the parietal bone in tetrapods[various].
In many non-mammalian tetrapods, they are bordered to the rear by a pair of postparietal
bones that may be solely in the roof of the skull, or slope downwards to contribute
to the back of the skull, depending on the species. In the living tuatara, and many
fossil species, a small opening, the parietal foramen, lies between the two parietal
bones. This opening is the location of a third eye in the midline of the skull, which
is much smaller than the two main eyes;
Origin ID : 0000210;
UMLS CUI : C0030558;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Semantic type(s)
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- contributes to morphology of
- has part
- part of
In humans: bone forming side and roof of cranium. Each bone is irregularly quadrilateral
in form, and has two surfaces, four borders, and four angles.
