Name: | entopterygoid |
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Synonyms: | endopterygoid, mesopterygoid |
Definition: | The entopterygoid is a dermal bone that forms the anteroventral and ventral surface of the orbit. It develops as a long sliver of bone developing in the membrane dorsomedial to the palatoquadrate cartilage (3.8 mm NL). |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000657] |
Name: | osteoblast |
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Synonyms: | osteoblasts |
Definition: | A bone-forming cell which secretes an extracellular matrix. Hydroxyapatite crystals are then deposited into the matrix to form bone. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009031] |