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Descriptor English: Cranial Fossa, Anterior
Descriptor Spanish: Fosa Craneal Anterior
Descriptor fosa craneal anterior
Entry term(s) fosa anterior craneal
surco olfatorio
Scope note: Compartimento craneal que contiene las porciones anteriores e inferiores de los lóbulos frontales (LÓBULO FRONTAL) de los hemisferios cerebrales. Está formada principalmente por las partes orbitarias del HUESO FRONTAL y por las alas menores del HUESO ESFENOIDES.
Descriptor Portuguese: Fossa Craniana Anterior
Descriptor French: Fosse crânienne antérieure
Entry term(s): Anterior Cranial Fossa
Fossa, Anterior Cranial
Groove, Olfactory
Olfactory Groove
Olfactory Grooves
Tree number(s): A01.456.830.150
A02.835.232.781.750.150
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D035262
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: NIM when merely locational; neoplasms: coordinate with SKULL BASE NEOPLASMS
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 2003
History Note: 2003
DeCS ID: 36503
Unique ID: D035262
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Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/02
Revision Date: 2019/05/21
Cranial Fossa, Anterior - Preferred
Concept UI M0407094
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Cranial Fossa, Anterior
Entry term(s) Anterior Cranial Fossa
Fossa, Anterior Cranial
Olfactory Groove - Narrower
Concept UI M000648570
Preferred term Olfactory Groove
Entry term(s) Groove, Olfactory
Olfactory Grooves



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