Endochondral bone that articulates with the autosphenotic anteriorly, the parietal dorsomedially, the prootic ventrally (and the intercalar occasionally), and the epiotic and exoccipital posteriorly. The pterotic encloses the horizontal semicircular canal of the inner ear. The lower edge of the pterotic contributes to the hyomandibular facet. The pterotic is paired. [ http://zfin.org/curator ]
Synonyms: autopterotic
Term information
- ZFA:0000576
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Term relations
- neurocranium bone
- endochondral bone
- dermal bone
- develops from some cartilaginous otic capsule
- part of some otic region
- overlaps some frontal-pterotic joint
- part of some dermatocranium
- overlaps some neurocranium