The superior half of the orbital rim, which constitutes the curved superior border of the orbital opening, formed by the frontal bone. [ http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=52809 ]
Synonyms: margo supraorbitalis supra-orbital margin superior orbital rim supra-orbital ridge supraorbital margin
Term information
- SCTID:280550003
- UMLS:C2826587 (ncithesaurus:Orbital_Ridge)
- FMA:317104
- NCIT:C82953
- Wikipedia:Supraorbital_ridge
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see also: 'supraorbital flange'. FMA has 2 related classes, but these refer to the line and surface
supraorbital surface of frontal bone
margin of the orbit
frontal torus
supraorbital margin of frontal bone
supra-orbital margin of frontal bone
eyebrow bone
supra-orbital border of frontal bone
supraorbital margin
supraorbital arch
margo supraorbitalis (os frontale)
supraorbital torus
arcus superciliaris
superciliary ridge
orbital ridge
Term relations
- zone of bone organ
- neural crest-derived structure
- part of some orbital margin
- part of some tetrapod frontal bone