The anterior part of the body of the sphenoid bone in front of the basisphenoid. It is usually a separate bone in the young or fetus, but becomes a part of the sphenoid in the adult. [ http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Presphenoid+bone http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ossification_of_sphenoid#Presphenoid ]
Synonyms: presphenoidal bone
Term information
- MA:0001470
- Wikipedia:Ossification_of_sphenoid#Presphenoid
- SCTID:95949009
- EMAPA:36616
- FMA:321632
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Term relations
- neurocranium bone
- endochondral bone
- facial bone
- contributes to morphology of some sphenoid bone
- part of some sphenoid bone
- part of some sphenoid region