Preferred Label : forehead;
Uberon definition : The part of the face above the eyes[MESH]. In human anatomy, the forehead is the fore
part of the head. It is, formally, an area of the head bounded by three features,
two of the skull and one of the scalp. The top of the forehead is marked by the hairline,
the edge of the area where hair on the scalp grows. The bottom of the forehead is
marked by the supraorbital ridge, the bone feature of the skull above the eyes. The
two sides of the forehead are marked by the temporal ridge, a bone feature that links
the supraorbital ridge to the coronal suture line and beyond[WP].;
Uberon related term : fore head;
Origin ID : 0008200;
UMLS CUI : C0016540;
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The part of the face above the eyes[MESH]. In human anatomy, the forehead is the fore
part of the head. It is, formally, an area of the head bounded by three features,
two of the skull and one of the scalp. The top of the forehead is marked by the hairline,
the edge of the area where hair on the scalp grows. The bottom of the forehead is
marked by the supraorbital ridge, the bone feature of the skull above the eyes. The
two sides of the forehead are marked by the temporal ridge, a bone feature that links
the supraorbital ridge to the coronal suture line and beyond[WP].
