A bone that is shaped as a broad flat plate and composed of two thin layers of compact tissue enclosing between them a variable quantity of cancellous tissue, which is the location of red bone marrow. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_bone ]
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Term information
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cross reference
- NCIT:C32616
- null:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0222649
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_bone
- UMLS:C0222649 (ncithesaurus:Flat_Bone)
- galen:FlatBone
- null:http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/332907008
- FMA:7476
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- Examples: cranium, the ilium, sternum, rib cage, the sacrum and the scapula; the occipital, parietal, frontal, nasal, lacrimal, vomer, scapula, os coxC&, sternum, and ribs
definition
- A bone that is shaped as a broad flat plate and composed of two thin layers of compact tissue enclosing between them a variable quantity of cancellous tissue, which is the location of red bone marrow.
function notes
- Flat bones are those bones which are found where the principal requirement is either extensive protection or the provision of broad surfaces for muscular attachment
has obo namespace
- uberon
has related synonym
- os planum
id
- UBERON:0010428
taxon notes
- In an adult mammal, most red blood cells are formed in flat bones
Term relations
Subclass of:
- bone element
- has quality some flat