Eminence (anatomy)

In anatomy, eminence implies a protuberance, and may refer to a variety of structures:


 * Collateral eminence, alongside the hippocampus in the brain
 * Cruciform eminence, in the occipital bone of the skull
 * Frontal eminence, on the frontal bone of the skull
 * Hypothenar eminence, a group of three palmar muscles that control the pinky finger
 * Iliopubic eminence, in the pelvis
 * Intercondylar eminence, in the tibia bone of the leg
 * Medial eminence, in the rhomboid fossa of the fourth ventricle of the brain
 * Median eminence, below the hypothalamus of the brain
 * Müllerian eminence, in the cloaca of an embryo
 * Parietal eminence, in the parietal bone of the skull
 * Pyramidal eminence, in the middle ear
 * Thenar eminence, muscle on the thumb side of the hand