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premaxilla

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002244

One of the bones of the upper jaw situated between and in front of the maxillae[VHOG]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incisive_bone http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premaxilla VHOG:0000426 ]

Synonyms: premaxillae, premaxillary

Term info

database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

plural term
premaxillae

UBPROP 0000001

One of the bones of the upper jaw situated between and in front of the maxillae. [Dorian_AF, Elsevier's_encyclopaedic_dictionary_of_medicine, Part_B:_Anatomy_(1988)_Amsterdam_etc.:_Elsevier][VHOG], Paired, intramembranous bones located at the anterior end of the skull; they form the anterior-most segment of the maxillary arch.[AAO], Dermal bone that forms the anteriormost element of the upper jaw. It articulates with the maxilla posterodorsally and its antimere medially. The premaxilla is paired.[TAO]

UBPROP 0000002

relationship loss: overlaps inter-premaxillary joint (TAO:0001950)[TAO], relationship loss: overlaps premaxillary-maxillary joint (TAO:0002260)[TAO], relationship loss: overlaps mesethmoid-premaxillary joint (TAO:0001676)[TAO]

UBPROP 0000003

(...) in all higher vertebrates a premaxilla is present (...) (reference 1); Although the presence of a tooth-bearing outer buccal arcade (premaxilla, maxilla, dentary) is cited as a common character of Osteichthyes, dipnoans lack all three bones (...) (reference 2).[well established][VHOG]

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Gray160.png

editor note

requires checking embryonic vs adult; isa fetal organ part in FMA; adult bone of upper jaw in AAO and ZFA; split. Note that we have loops if we add develops_from UBERON:0005620 primary palate

has related synonym

incisive bone, premaxillary bone, os incisivum, premaxilla bone

has alternative id

UBERON:0002253

id

UBERON:0002244

never in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_7901

prefLabel

Incisive bone, Premaxilla