Sphenoidal fontanelle

Introduction: Sphenoidal fontanelle

Description of Sphenoidal fontanelle

Sphenoidal fontanelle: [TA] an irregularly shaped interval on the anterolateral aspect of the fetal cranium, bounded anteriorly by the frontal bone, superiorly by the parietal bone, posteriorly by the squamous portion of the temporal bone, and inferiorly by the greater wing of the sphenoid bone. SYN: fonticulus sphenoidalis [TA], fonticulus anterolateralis*, anterolateral fontanelle.
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Sphenoidal fontanelle: the irregularly shaped area on either side of the cranium where the frontal bone and the anterior tip of the parietal bone and the temporal bone and the greater wing of the sphenoid bone meet; corresponds to the pterion when bones have ossified.
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Sphenoidal fontanelle: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Sphenoidal fontanelle:

• Sphenoidal
• Fontanelle

Terms associated with Sphenoidal fontanelle:

Terms Similar to Sphenoidal fontanelle:

• sphenoid fontanelle
• sphenoid fontanel
• sphenoidal fontanel

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Broader terms for Sphenoidal fontanelle

• fontanelle
• fontanel
• soft spot

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Hierarchical classifications of Sphenoidal fontanelle

The following list attempts to classify Sphenoidal fontanelle into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• fontanel,fontanelle,soft spot
• opening,orifice,porta
• passage,passageway
• anatomical structure,bodily structure,body structure,complex body part,structure
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

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