| Term: | pharyngeal arch 3-7 skeleton chondroblast |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | pharyngeal arch 3-7 skeleton |
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| Synonyms: | branchial arch skeleton, gill arches 1-5 skeleton |
| Definition: | Skeletal and cartilaginous elements of the gill arches; the last five of the set of seven pharyngeal arches; the numbering system can be confusing; generally branchial arch #1 is the first gill arch, or the third pharyngeal arch, but some authors do not follow this convention. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000095] |
| Name: | chondroblast |
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| Synonyms: | chondroblasts |
| Definition: | Skeletogenic cell that is typically non-terminally differentiated, secretes an avascular, GAG rich matrix; is not buried in cartilage tissue matrix, retains the ability to divide, located adjacent to cartilage tissue (including within the perichondrium). |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009027] |