Cranial Fossa, Anterior
"Cranial Fossa, Anterior" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D035262
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.456.830.150 A02.835.232.781.750.150
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