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lacrimal bone

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001680

The irregularly thin plate that forms part of the medial wall of the orbit behind the frontal process of the maxilla. [ MP:0005271 http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0-683-40008-8&isbn=1/ ]

Synonyms: lachrymal bone, lacrymal bone

Term info

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Subsets

uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

RO 0002174

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_8292

UBPROP 0000003

The infraorbital bone 1 of actinopterygians is homologous with the lacrimal bone (...).[well established][VHOG]

UBPROP 0000008

In early lobe-finned fishes and ancestral tetrapods, the lacrimal bone is a relatively large and robust bone, running from the orbit to the nostrils. It forms part of the side of the face, between the nasal bones and the maxilla. In primitive forms, it is often accompanied by a much smaller septomaxilla bone, lying immediately behind the nasal opening, but this is lost in most modern species. The lacrimal bone is often smaller in living vertebrates, and is no longer always directly associated with the nasal opening, although it retains its connection with the orbit. The bone is entirely absent in living amphibians, as well as some reptilian species[ISBN 0-03-910284-X]

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Gray164.png

has related synonym

lachrymal bone - infraorbital 1, os lacrimale, lacrymal bone - infraorbital 1, infraorbital 1, lacrimal - infraorbital 1

id

UBERON:0001680

prefLabel

Lacrimal bone