Term Name: basihyal cartilage
Synonyms: basihyal
Definition: Pharyngeal arch cartilage that is median and is the anterior-most cartilage of the ventral hyoid arch. It chondrifies between the anterior tips of the ceratohyal cartilages, anterior to the first copula.
Appears at: Unknown
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001510]

Relationships
develops into: basihyal bone
is part of: ventral hyoid arch
is a type of: pharyngeal arch cartilage

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