loading...| Preferred Name | frontal sinus | |
| Synonyms |
sinus frontales cavity of frontal bone |
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| Definitions |
The frontal sinus occupies the dorsal part of the skull medial to the orbit. It overlaps cranial and nasal cavities and is often referred to as the conchofrontal sinus. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001760 |
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| database_cross_reference |
NCIT:C12277 MESH:D005626 SCTID:181205008 UMLS:C0016734 Wikipedia:Frontal_sinus FMA:57417 GAID:357 MA:0001793 |
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| definition |
The frontal sinus occupies the dorsal part of the skull medial to the orbit. It overlaps cranial and nasal cavities and is often referred to as the conchofrontal sinus. |
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| depiction |
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Nnh_front.svg |
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| has_exact_synonym |
cavity of frontal bone |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
sinus frontales |
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| id |
UBERON:0001760 |
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| in_subset | ||
| label |
frontal sinus |
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| notation |
UBERON:0001760 |
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| prefLabel |
frontal sinus |
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| taxon_notes |
A unique feature in the horse is that the frontal sinus communicates with the caudal maxillary sinus via the frontomaxillary opening |
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