Uberon definition : either of the broad curved wing like expanses on each side of the sphenoid bone in
adults; may exist independently in the young;
Uberon synonym : greater wing of sphenoid; ala major (os sphenoidale); greater wing of sphenoidal bone;
Uberon related term : epipterygoid; epipterygoid bone; greater wing of sphenoid bone;
Uberon Development note : The mammalian alisphenoid forms the greater wing of the sphenoid bone, which contributes
a small part of the skull vault just caudal to the orbit, and also underlies the basal
part of the frontal and parietal bones in the fetus (Iseki et al. 1997);
Uberon Taxon note : The alisphenoid in mammals is part cartilage bone, part membrane bone[PMC1231738]
In many mammals, e.g. the dog, the greater wing of the sphenoid bone stays through
life a separate bone called the alisphenoid[WP].;