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membrane bone

DEFINITIONS OF: membrane bone

1

n any bone that develops within membranous tissue without previous cartilage formation; e.g. the clavicle and bones of the skull

Types:
forehead, frontal bone, os frontale
the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: includes the upper part of the orbits
parietal bone
either of two skull bones between the frontal and occipital bones and forming the top and sides of the cranium
occipital bone
a saucer-shaped membrane bone that forms the back of the skull
Type of:
bone, os
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
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