- frontonasal prominence
- an expansive facial prominence in the embryo that develops into the forehead and bridge of the nose. Called also frontonasal process.
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frontonasal prominence
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Frontonasal prominence — Infobox Embryology Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 13 GrayPage = 67 Caption = Under surface of the head of a human embryo about twenty nine days old. (Frontonasal process labeled at center left.) Caption2 = System = CarnegieStage =… … Wikipedia
prominence — In anatomy, tissues or parts that project beyond a surface. SYN: prominentia [TA]. [L. prominentia] Ammon p. an external p. in the posterior pole of the eyeball during early embryogenesis. canine p. SYN: canine … Medical dictionary
frontonasal process — see under prominence … Medical dictionary
Medial nasal prominence — Head end of human embryo of about thirty to thirty one days … Wikipedia
Maxillary prominence — Diagram showing the regions of the adult face and neck related to the fronto nasal process and the branchial arches. (Maxillary process visible at center right.) … Wikipedia
Mandibular prominence — Latin prominentia mandibularis Precursor first branchial arch Gives rise to mandible Code TE E5.3.0.0.0.0.14 The mandibular pro … Wikipedia
Lateral nasal prominence — Infobox Embryology Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 13 GrayPage = 67 Caption = Diagram showing the regions of the adult face and neck related to the fronto nasal process and the branchial arches. Caption2 = System = CarnegieStage = Precursor … Wikipedia
Process — In anatomy, a process is a projection from a structure. The process of the mandible is the part of the lower jaw that projects forward. In a more general sense, a process is a series of actions or events that are part of a system or of a… … Medical dictionary
eminence — A circumscribed area raised above the general level of the surrounding surface, particularly on a bone surface. SYN: eminentia [TA]. [L. eminentia] abducens e. SYN: facial colliculus. arcuate e. [TA] a prominence … Medical dictionary
Embryology — 1 morula, 2 blastula 1 blastula, 2 gastrula with blastopor … Wikipedia
