Brow ridge

Brow ridge
Frontal bone. Outer surface. Brow ridge labelled as "superciliary arch" at center right).
Identifiers
TA98A02.1.03.005
TA2524
FMA52850
Anatomical terms of bone
The brow ridges are often not well expressed in human females, as pictured above in a female skull, and are most easily seen in profile.

The brow ridge, or supraorbital ridge known as superciliary arch in medicine, is a bony ridge located above the eye sockets of all primates and some other animals. In humans, the eyebrows are located on their lower margin.