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orbit of skull

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001697

Subdivision of skeleton that is an anterolateral part of the cranium and structurally supports the eye. Includes bones formed and located in sclerotic layer of eyeball. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbit_(anatomy) TAO:0001410 ]

Synonyms: eye socket, bony orbit, orbit of skull

Term info

database cross reference
  • NCIT:C12347
  • FMA:53074
  • UMLS:C0029180 (ncithesaurus:Orbit)
  • ZFA:0001410
  • MA:0002482
  • galen:Orbit
  • TAO:0001410
  • MESH:D009915
  • Wikipedia:Orbit_(anatomy)
  • BTO:0004687
  • XAO:0003171
  • GAID:223
Subsets

uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

UBPROP 0000001

Anatomical cluster that is a anterolateral part of the cranium and structurally supports the eye.[TAO]

UBPROP 0000012

in FMA, this overlaps with bones such as the maxilla and sphenoid; in ZFA, individual bones are part of the orbit

id

UBERON:0001697

prefLabel

Orbit