Preferred Label : foramen cecum of frontal bone;
Uberon definition : The frontal crest of the frontal bone ends below in a small notch which is converted
into a foramen, the foramen cecum, by articulation with the ethmoid. This foramen
varies in size in different subjects, and is frequently impervious; when open, it
transmits a vein from the nose to the superior sagittal sinus. This has clinical importance
in that infections of the nose and nearby areas can be transmitted to the meninges
and brain from what is known as the danger triangle of the face.;
Origin ID : 0006713;
Uberon cross reference
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The frontal crest of the frontal bone ends below in a small notch which is converted
into a foramen, the foramen cecum, by articulation with the ethmoid. This foramen
varies in size in different subjects, and is frequently impervious; when open, it
transmits a vein from the nose to the superior sagittal sinus. This has clinical importance
in that infections of the nose and nearby areas can be transmitted to the meninges
and brain from what is known as the danger triangle of the face.
