part of part of overlaps overlaps develops from develops from endochondral bone palatoquadrate cartilage palatoquadrate arch bone of upper jaw metapterygoid UBERON:2000240 ZFA:0000240 metapterygoids Endochondral bone that forms the posteriormost element of the palatal complex. It overlies the quadrate and symplectic, posteriorly it articulates with the hyomandibula and anteriorly with the entopterygoid and ectopterygoid. It curves dorsally to form the posteroventral surface of the orbit. The metapterygoid is paired. This class was sourced from an external ontology (teleost_anatomy). Its definitions, naming conventions and relationships may need to be checked for compatibility with uberon quadrate-metapterygoid joint hyomandibula-metapterygoid joint