Dermal canal-bearing bone placed at the dorso-posterior region of the skull roof, lying on the posterior region of the pterotic and parietals, or the pterotic and epioccipital, or on the pterotic, epioccipital and occipital bones. [ TAO:wd TAO:GA_TG ]
Synonyms: extrascapular bone extrascapular scale bone
Term information
- ZFA:0000663
When it is present, the paired series of extrascapular bones may include one pair or two pairs or two pairs plus a median one. The most lateral is named lateral extrascapula and is the bone where the intersection of the otic, postotic and extrascapular or supratemporal canals occur. The medial and median extrascapulars carry the extrascapular or supratemporal canal.
This class was sourced from an external ontology (teleost_anatomy). Its definitions, naming conventions and relationships may need to be checked for compatibility with uberon