A cartilaginous joint that connects left and right mandibles/dentary bones. Mandibular symphysis is unpaired[TAO,modified]. [ ZFA:0005488 Wikipedia:Symphysis_menti TAO:wd ]

This is just here as a test because I lose it

术语信息

database cross reference
  • TAO:0001851
  • MA:0001490
  • ZFA:0005488
  • AAO:0000277
  • Wikipedia:Symphysis_menti
  • FMA:75779
Subsets

pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

UBPROP 0000001

Joint that articulates the left and right dentary bones. Mandibular symphysis is unpaired.[TAO]

UBPROP 0000008

in snakes, the mandibular symphysis is composed of soft tissues, allowing independent movement of each mandible

definition

A cartilaginous joint that connects left and right mandibles/dentary bones. Mandibular symphysis is unpaired[TAO,modified].

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Gray176.png

editor note

this is placed as part of lower jaw region, as in this ontology the skeleton does not include joints

has exact synonym

inter-mandibular joint

symphysis menti

inter-dentary joint

dentary symphysis

has related synonym

mental symphysis

symphysis mandibulae

id

UBERON:0006606