Preferred Label : nasal capsule;
Uberon definition : An embryonic cartilaginous frame, the nasal capsule, an evolutionary-conserved structure
composed of ventral and dorsal components: the mesethmoid and ectethmoid cartilages,
respectively.[PMID].;
Uberon synonym : cartilaginous nasal capsule;
Uberon narrow term : tripartite nasal capsule;
Uberon Taxon note : In Aves: The nasal capsule is dorsoventrally divided into two parts: the upper part,
the ectethmoid, serves olfaction and is composed of the lamina cribosa, the crista
galli apophysis and the conchae. The lower part, the mesethmoid, is a thick cartilage
bar extending from the corpus sphenoidalis to the rostral extremity of the nose (Fig.
1A-B). In the avian embryo, the mesethmoid constitutes the cartilage primordium of
the upper beak.;
Origin ID : 0006332;
Uberon cross reference
- contributes to morphology of
- develops into
- has part
An embryonic cartilaginous frame, the nasal capsule, an evolutionary-conserved structure
composed of ventral and dorsal components: the mesethmoid and ectethmoid cartilages,
respectively.[PMID].
