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Body Regions > Head > Skull Base > Cranial Fossa, Anterior
... > Musculoskeletal System > Skeleton > Bone and Bones > Skull > Skull Base > Cranial Fossa, Anterior
... > Tissues > Connective Tissue > Bone and Bones > Skull > Skull Base > Cranial Fossa, Anterior

Preferred term

Cranial Fossa, Anterior  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Anterior Cranial Fossa

Note

  • NIM when merely locational; neoplasms: coordinate with SKULL BASE NEOPLASMS

Scope note

  • The compartment containing the inferior part and anterior extremities of the frontal lobes (FRONTAL LOBE) of the cerebral hemispheres. It is formed mainly by orbital parts of the FRONTAL BONE and the lesser wings of the SPHENOID BONE.

History note

  • 2003

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D035262

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