Preferred Label : primitive palate;
Uberon definition : Roof of the buccal cavity, formed from the fusion of vomer, pterygoid, parasphenoid,
palatine, ectopterygoid.;
Uberon related term : palate;
Uberon Homology note : Early tetrapod possessed a primary palate that included the vomer, pterygoid, parasphenoid,
palatine and ectopterygoid bones. Therapsid evolved a partial secondary palate formed
by the medial extension of the premaxilla and maxilla. Mammals have a secondary palate
that, in addition to extensions of the premaxilla and maxilla, includes part of the
palatine bone[VHOG];
Origin ID : 0012316;
has fused element
- part of
Roof of the buccal cavity, formed from the fusion of vomer, pterygoid, parasphenoid,
palatine, ectopterygoid.
