Endochondral bone that separates the olfactory region from the orbit, extends medially to meet its fellow medially below the frontal bones and is bordered by the mesethmoid anteriorly. It may articulate with the autopalatine and infraorbital 1 laterally. The lateral ethmoid is paired. [ http://zfin.org/curator ]
Synonyms: éthmoïde latéral parethmoïde lateral ethmoids pleurethmoïde
Term information
- ZFA:0000226
This class was sourced from an external ontology (teleost_anatomy). Its definitions, naming conventions and relationships may need to be checked for compatibility with uberon
Term relations
- neurocranium bone
- endochondral bone
- lateral ethmoid element
- overlaps some mesethmoid-lateral ethmoid joint
- overlaps some lateral ethmoid-frontal joint
- overlaps some autopalatine-lateral ethmoid joint
- develops from some lamina orbitonasalis
- overlaps some orbitosphenoid-lateral ethmoid joint
- overlaps some neurocranium
- part of some olfactory region