Preferred Label : hyomandibular cartilage;
Uberon definition : Cartilage form of the hyomandibular element.;
Uberon synonym : hyosymplectic cartilage; symplectic cartilage;
Uberon Homology note : This structure (the hyomandibular), on ontogenic grounds alone, can be considered
homologous with the amphibian and reptilian columella and the mammalian stapes.[well
established][VHOG];
Uberon Taxon note : The stapes is homologous to the hyomandibula. In this ontology, we use the class 'hyomandibular
cartilage' generally to include the future stapes, the future hyomandibular bone of
teleosts and the unossified cartilage in sharks.;
Origin ID : 0011607;
develops into
- has part
Cartilage form of the hyomandibular element.
