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