| Term: | pterotic osteoblast |
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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: | pterotic |
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| Synonyms: | autopterotic |
| Definition: | Paired cartilage bone that contacts the autosphenotic anteriorly, the parietal dorsally, the prootic ventrally, and the epiotic and exoccipital posteriorly. The pterotic encloses the horizontal semicircular canal of the inner ear. The lower edge of the pterotic contributes to the hyomandibular facet. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000576] |
| Name: | osteoblast |
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| Synonyms: | osteoblasts |
| Definition: | A bone-forming cell which secretes an extracellular matrix. Hydroxyapatite crystals are then deposited into the matrix to form bone. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009031] |