Supraorbital ridge
（重定向自Superciliary ridges）
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![The brow ridges are often not well expressed in modern humans, and are most easily seen in profile](/Images/godic/202502/14/Hallonflickans_kranium_English_Supraorbital_Ridge_Labeled3441.png")
![Image of a Rugby player with a more pronounced supraorbital ridge.](/Images/godic/202502/14/Rugby_player_with_a_pronounced_supraorbital_ridge3441.jpg")
![Gorilla.](/Images/godic/202502/14/Gorilla_Cin_Zoo_0203441.jpg")
The supraorbital ridge or brow ridge, known as superciliary arches in medicine, refers to 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.