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Superciliary arch

Arcus superciliaris

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Skeletal system
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Frontal bone
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The brow ridge, or supraorbital ridge known as superciliary arch in medicine, is a bony ridge located above the eye sockets of all primates.

In Homo sapiens sapiens (modern humans), the eyebrows are located on their lower margin.

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Names

Latin
Arcus superciliaris
English
Superciliary arch
French
Arcade sourcilliaire
Spanish
Arco superciliar
Portuguese
Arco superciliar

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