URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85046801
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85046801#concept
Variants
- Facial skeleton
- Ossa faciei
- Viscerocranium
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Sources
- found: Wealthall, R. Growth and functional morphology of the mammalian facial skeleton, 2008:leaf 1 (the bones of the facial skeleton) leaf 53 (facial bones)
- found: MESH browser, Mar. 6, 2009(facial bones; scope note: the facial skeleton, consisting of bones situated between the cranial base and the mandibular region; some consider the facial bones to comprise the hyoid, palatine, and zygomatic bones, mandible, and maxilla; others include also the lacrimal and nasal bones, inferior nasal concha, and vomer but exclude the hyoid bone)
- found: Medical dictionary online, Mar. 12, 2009(facial bones (synonyms: viscerocranium, ossa faciei); facial skeleton (synonym: viscerocranium))
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Change Notes
- 1986-02-11: new
- 2009-04-09: revised
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