Uberon definition : The central area of the two limbs of a horseshoe-shaped mesenchymal swelling that
lie medial to the olfactory placode or pit in the future nasal region of the embryo;
it joins with the ipsilateral maxillary prominence in the formation of half of the
upper jaw, and the nasal tip and philtrum of the upper lip develop from it;
Uberon related term : nasomedial prominence; medial nasal swelling;
Uberon Development note : Fusion of right and left medial nasal processes forms a primary palate rostrally and
the nasal septum caudally. The incisive bone, including upper incisor teeth and the
rostral up- per lip, are derived from the primary palate. The nasal septum consists
of bone, cartilage, and a patch of soft tissue membrane that separates right & left
halves of the nasal cavity.;
The central area of the two limbs of a horseshoe-shaped mesenchymal swelling that
lie medial to the olfactory placode or pit in the future nasal region of the embryo;
it joins with the ipsilateral maxillary prominence in the formation of half of the
upper jaw, and the nasal tip and philtrum of the upper lip develop from it