MGI 5.14 - Phenotype Browser

Mammalian Phenotype Browser
Term Detail

MP term:	absent pterygoid process
MP id:	MP:0004454
Definition:	absence of the process projecting downward from either side of the sphenoid bone, in vertebrates divided into two plates, an inner and an outer (sometimes called the lateral and medial); the posterior nares pass through the space, called the pterygoid fossa, between the processes
Number of paths to term:	2

denotes an 'is-a' relationship
denotes a 'part-of' relationship

mammalian phenotype

craniofacial phenotype

abnormal craniofacial morphology

abnormal craniofacial bone morphology

abnormal cranium morphology

abnormal neurocranium morphology

abnormal sphenoid bone morphology

abnormal pterygoid process morphology

abnormal pterygoid bone morphology +