Endochondral bone, membrane bone, and Weberian ossicle that is an element of third vertebra. Anteriorly it attaches to the interosseus ligament and posteriorly it extends as a transformator process embedded in the tunica externa of the swimbladder. [ http://zfin.org/curator ]
Synonyms: fourth Weberian ossicle Weberian ossicle 4
Term information
- ZFA:0000698
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Term relations
- Weberian ossicle
- endochondral bone
- part of some Weberian ossicle set
- part of some vertebral element 3
- participates in some intramembranous ossification