ZFIN Phenotype Statement: palatoquadrate cartilage bent, abnormal

Phenotype:	palatoquadrate cartilage bent, abnormal
Note:	This statement combines anatomy and/or ontology terms with phenotype quality terms to create a complete phenotype (EQ) statement. For detailed information on individual terms, click the hyperlinked term name.

Name:	palatoquadrate cartilage
Synonyms:	dorsal mandibular cartilage, pterygoquadrate, quadrate cartilage
Definition:	Cartilage that is the dorsal component of the first pharyngeal arch. It is roughly triangular with slightly concave dorsal edges and convex ventral edges. The anteroventral corner gives rise the quadrate and articulates with the posterior end of Meckel's cartilage. The anterodorsal tip articulates with the lateral edge of the ethmoid plate and the posteroventral edge articulates with the anterodorsal edge of the hyosymplectic.
Ontology:	Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001399]

Name:	bent
Synonyms:	angled, flexed
Definition:	A shape quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's having one or more angle(s) in its length.
Ontology:	Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000617]