Definition of Sphenethmoid bone. Meaning of Sphenethmoid bone. Synonyms of Sphenethmoid bone

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Definition of Sphenethmoid bone

Sphenethmoid bone
Sphenethmoid Sphe*neth"moid, a. [Sphenoid + ethmoid.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to both the sphenoidal and the ethmoidal regions of the skull, or the sphenethmoid bone; sphenethmoidal. Sphenethmoid bone (Anat.), a bone of the skull which surrounds the anterior end of the brain in many amphibia; the girdle bone.

Meaning of Sphenethmoid bone from wikipedia

- structure. The sphenethmoid bone forms as three bones: the lesser wings and the anterior part of the base. These two parts of the sphenethmoid may be distinguished...
- fenestrae.: 38  sphenethmoid The sphenethmoid is a tube-shaped bone at the front part of the braincase. Located beneath the frontal bones, behind the mesethmoid...
- from Brevicipitidae, Breviceps bagginsi lack sphenethmoids, and a middle ear. Sphenethmoids are the bone of the skull surrounding the anterior end of...
- basipterygoid process of the parasphenoid (the basicranial joint), an unossified sphenethmoid, long and slender mid-dorsal ribs, a radius with a semicircular cross...
- missing the sphenethmoid-mesethmoid complex, whereas the laterosphenoids and orbitosphenoids are incompletely preserved in medial view. The bones around the...
- of the anterior plate, and is gently concave where it sits under the sphenethmoid. The basal plate resembles a triangle and slightly overlaps the basioccipital...
- pleurosphenoid that joins the otic-occipital portion of the braincase with the sphenethmoid, a characteristic which they considered unique among amphibians. The...