Preferred Label : retroarticular;
Uberon definition : The retroarticular is a cartilage bone that forms at the posteroventral tip of Meckel's
cartilage where the interoperculomandibular ligament attaches (5.1 mm NL). In the
adult it is basically triangular in shape. The retroarticular is ligamentously connected
to the interopercle and preopercle posteriorly and abuts the ventral shelf of the
dentary anteriorly.;
Origin ID : 2000422;
develops from
The retroarticular is a cartilage bone that forms at the posteroventral tip of Meckel's
cartilage where the interoperculomandibular ligament attaches (5.1 mm NL). In the
adult it is basically triangular in shape. The retroarticular is ligamentously connected
to the interopercle and preopercle posteriorly and abuts the ventral shelf of the
dentary anteriorly.
