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CROSS-SPECIES ANATOMY - ANNOTATIONS

The Basic subset of the UBERON integrated, cross-species anatomy ontology is downloaded weekly from http://berkeleybop.org/ontologies/uberon/basic.obo. For more information about this ontology see the "About" page on the UBERON website at http://uberon.github.io/about.html.

Term:spheno-maxillary fossa
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Accession:UBERON:0013454 term browser browse the term
Definition:The speno-maxillary fossa is a small triangular space situated at the angle of the junction of the spheno-maxillary and pterygo-maxillary fissures, and placed beneath the apex of the orbit. It is formed above by the under surface of the body of the sphenoid and by the orbital process of the palate bone.
Synonyms:xref: NCI:C33584;   UMLS:C1519450;   Wikipedia:Spheno-maxillary_fossa



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    anatomical entity 0
      material anatomical entity 0
        anatomical structure 0
          structure with developmental contribution from neural crest 0
            skull 0
              spheno-maxillary fossa 0
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    anatomical entity 0
      material anatomical entity 0
        anatomical structure 0
          multicellular anatomical structure 0
            multicellular organism 0
              anatomical system 0
                organ system subdivision 0
                  skeletal system 0
                    subdivision of skeletal system 0
                      axial skeletal system 0
                        cranial skeletal system 0
                          skull 0
                            spheno-maxillary fossa 0
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