Anatomy

Frontal Sinus

One of the paired, but seldom symmetrical, air spaces located between the inner and outer compact layers of the FRONTAL BONE in the forehead.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

One of the paired, but seldom symmetrical, air spaces located between the inner and outer compact layers of the FRONTAL BONE in the forehead.

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Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • Sinus, Frontal
  • Agger Nasi Cell
  • Frontal Recess
  • Frontal Sinus Ostium
  • Agger Nasi Cells
  • Cell, Agger Nasi
  • Frontal Recesses
  • Frontal Sinus Ostiums
  • Recess, Frontal
  • Sinus Ostium, Frontal
  • Sinus Ostiums, Frontal

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Aspects Covered

23 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

inflammation or sinusitis = FRONTAL SINUSITIS; fractures: coordinate FRONTAL SINUS /inj (IM) + SKULL FRACTURES (IM); neoplasms: coordinate IM with PARANASAL SINUS NEOPLASMS (IM)

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  1. A04w.531w.621w.387w

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NLM Classification

WV 350

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Frontal Sinus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005626. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005626
  2. Frontal Sinus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontal_sinus
  3. Frontal Sinus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q918118