Uberon definition : Ossified pars articularis of the palatoquadrate cartilage.;
Uberon synonym : quadrate;
Uberon related term : quadrates;
Uberon broad term : quadrate - incus;
Uberon Homology note : According to this theory (Reichert-Gaupp theory), the mammalian stapes is derived
from the reptilian columella, the incus from the quadrate and the malleus from the
articular (...).[well established][VHOG];
Uberon Taxon note : In snakes, the quadrate bone has become elongated and very mobile, and contributes
greatly to their ability to swallow very large prey items. In mammals the articular
and quadrate bones have migrated to the middle ear and are known as the malleus and
incus.;
develops from