Term Name: ventral hypohyal bone
Synonyms: lower hypohyal, ventrohyal
Definition: The ventral hypohyal ossifies first along the anteroventral tip of the ceratohyal cartilage at the insertion of the tendon from the sternohyoideus (5.7 mm).
Appears at: Unknown
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000300]

Relationships
is a type of: hypohyal bone
overlaps: ceratohyal-ventral hypohyal joint dorsal hypohyal-ventral hypohyal joint inter-ventral hypohyal joint

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