postorbital bone

Term ID

UBERON:0011169

Synonyms

• postorbital

Definition

The postorbital is one of the bones in vertebrate skulls which forms a portion of the dermal skull roof and, sometimes, a ring about the orbit. Generally, it is located behind the postfrontal and posteriorly to the orbital fenestra. In some vertebrates, the postorbital is fused with the postfrontal to create a postorbitofrontal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postorbital_bone

References

• Postorbital:bone

Ontology

Uberon Ontology