Chondrocranium chondrification center that fuses with cartilages derived from sclerotome region of occipital somites forming occipital bone, hypoglossal canals and foramen magnum. [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A1588903958 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Synonyms: parachordal cartilages
Term information
- ZFA:0001423
- UMLS:C1518887 (ncithesaurus:Parachordal_Cartilage)
- TAO:0001423
- NCIT:C34243
Rod-shaped paired cartilages on either side of the notochord. They unite, forming the base of the chondrocranium and are replaced by the prootic bones.[TAO]