Term Name: ethmoid bone
Synonyms: ethmoidal bone, os ethmoidale
Definition: A bone in the skull that separates the nasal cavity from the brain. As such, it is located at the roof of the nose, between the two orbits. The cubical bone is lightweight due to a spongy construction. The ethmoid bone is one of the bones that makes up the orbit of the eye[WP]
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0001679]

Relationships
develops from: ethmoid bone primordium
is part of: basicranium ethmoid region
has parts: cribriform plate ectethmoid ethmoid foramen ethomosphenoid region nasal concha of ethmoid bone perpendicular plate of ethmoid uncinate process of ethmoid
is a type of: endochondral bone facial bone neurocranium bone