Preferred Label : scleral cartilage;
Uberon definition : Circular cartilage ringing the posterior portion of the eye in the sclera. Supports
the eye.;
Uberon synonym : sclerotic cartilage; scleral cartilage element;
Uberon related term : sclerotic cartilages;
Uberon narrow term : scleral cartilaginous cup;
Uberon Taxon note : May be calcified in chondrichthyans. Tetrapods without this element (e.g., snakes
and mammals) have a collagenous sclera. May not be homologous - see http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17051547.
cup-shaped in birds. Present in monotremes.;
Origin ID : 0010289;
develops into
- part of
Circular cartilage ringing the posterior portion of the eye in the sclera. Supports
the eye.
