Preferred Name

anterior cranial fossa

Synonyms

anterior fossa

fossa cranii anterior

Definitions

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.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003720

database_cross_reference

NCIT:C32090

MESH:D035262

Wikipedia:Anterior_cranial_fossa

UMLS:C0230044

FMA:9682

GAID:83

definition

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.

depiction

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/Gray193.png

has_broad_synonym

anterior fossa

has_obo_namespace

uberon

has_related_synonym

fossa cranii anterior

id

UBERON:0003720

label

anterior cranial fossa

notation

UBERON:0003720

part_of

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003128

prefixIRI

UBERON:0003720

prefLabel

anterior cranial fossa

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003128

disjointWith

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0008788

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0008789

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