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cra·nial fos·sa, ante·ri·or

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  1. cranial fossa, anterior

    The anterior cranial fossa is a depression in the floor of the cranial base which houses the projecting frontal lobes of the brain. It is formed by the orbital plates of the frontal, the cribriform plate of the ethmoid, and the small wings and front part of the body of the sphenoid; it is limited behind by the posterior borders of the small wings of the sphenoid and by the anterior margin of the chiasmatic groove. The lesser wings of the sphenoid separate the anterior and middle fossae.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Cranial Fossa, Anterior

    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.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cranial fossa, anterior in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cranial fossa, anterior in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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