head segmentation

id: GO:0035287
name: head segmentation
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: Partitioning the insect head anlage into a fixed number of segmental units. The number of segments composing the insect head has long been a subject of debate, but it is generally agreed that there are 6 or 7 segments. From anterior to posterior the head segments are the procephalic segments (labral, (ocular), antennal and intercalary) and the gnathal segments (mandibular, maxillary and labial).

Child Functions

idname
GO:0035288anterior head segmentation
GO:0035289posterior head segmentation

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0007389pattern specification process