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anterior cranial fossa
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The floor of the anterior fossa is formed by the orbital plates of the frontal, the cribriform plate of the ethmoid, and the small wings and front part of the body of the sphenoid; it is limited behind by the posterior borders of the small wings of the sphenoid and by the anterior margin of the chiasmatic groove. The lesser wings of the sphenoid separate the anterior and middle fossae.
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fossa cranii anterior
anterior fossa
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The floor of the anterior fossa is formed by the orbital plates of the frontal, the cribriform plate of the ethmoid, and the small wings and front part of the body of the sphenoid; it is limited behind by the posterior borders of the small wings of the sphenoid and by the anterior margin of the chiasmatic groove. The lesser wings of the sphenoid separate the anterior and middle fossae.
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anterior cranial fossa
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anterior cranial fossa
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anterior cranial fossa
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NCIT:C32090
MESH:D035262
Wikipedia:Anterior_cranial_fossa
UMLS:C0230044
FMA:9682
GAID:83
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fossa cranii anterior
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UBERON:0003720
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The floor of the anterior fossa is formed by the orbital plates of the frontal, the cribriform plate of the ethmoid, and the small wings and front part of the body of the sphenoid; it is limited behind by the posterior borders of the small wings of the sphenoid and by the anterior margin of the chiasmatic groove. The lesser wings of the sphenoid separate the anterior and middle fossae.
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fossa cranii anterior
anterior fossa
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anterior fossa
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