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. . [ MURDOCH:753 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontal_sinus ]
Synonyms: cavity of frontal bone
Term information
- GAID:357
- MA:0001793
- null:http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/181205008
- OpenCyc:Mx4rvqMUR5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
- MESH:D005626
- FMA:57417
- UMLS:C0016734 (ncithesaurus:Frontal_Sinus)
- null:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0016734
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontal_sinus
- NCIT:C12277
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
A unique feature in the horse is that the frontal sinus communicates with the caudal maxillary sinus via the frontomaxillary opening