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