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supraorbital ridge

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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 ]

Term info

Label

supraorbital ridge

Synonyms
  • margo supraorbitalis
  • superior orbital rim
  • supra-orbital margin
  • supra-orbital ridge
  • supraorbital margin
database cross reference
Subsets

pheno_slim

external ontology notes

see also: 'supraorbital flange'. FMA has 2 related classes, but these refer to the line and surface

has narrow synonym

supraorbital torus, frontal torus

has related synonym

margin of the orbit, supraorbital surface of frontal bone, 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

id

UBERON:0011576

present in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_63221

see also

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FMA_57137, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FMA_53097

taxon notes

Neanderthals have a Supraorbital torus, a prominent, trabecular (spongy) brow ridge.