Preferred Label : tectum synoticum;
Uberon definition : Unpaired thin dorsal sheet of cartilage that partially covers the posterior chondrocranium.;
Uberon Taxon note : posterior tectum synoticum in humans - a skull roof element of the chondrocranium
- temporarily exists in the territory of the interparietal during fetal life, and
may be resposible for the sutura mendosa;
Origin ID : 0006605;
develops into
part of
Unpaired thin dorsal sheet of cartilage that partially covers the posterior chondrocranium.