Preferred Label : hyomandibular element;
Uberon definition : The upper paired deep bone or cartilage of the hyoid region, sometimes taking part
in jaw suspension and which supports the opercle. Dorsally it articulates with the
otic capsule at the hyomandibular fossa, ventrally with the quadrate and symplectic.
In most Teleostei it has a foramen for the hyomandibular branch of the facial nerve
(VII).;
Uberon synonym : hyomandibula element; hyomandibula - stapes;
Uberon related term : hyomandibula; epihyal;
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];
Origin ID : 0011608;
has part
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The upper paired deep bone or cartilage of the hyoid region, sometimes taking part
in jaw suspension and which supports the opercle. Dorsally it articulates with the
otic capsule at the hyomandibular fossa, ventrally with the quadrate and symplectic.
In most Teleostei it has a foramen for the hyomandibular branch of the facial nerve
(VII).
