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Frontal bone, anterior view

Image #38-6

KEYWORDS: Bones cartilage joints.

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Osteology

Frontal bone, anterior view

A supraorbital notch (14) is present on the left side. A single internal opening on the right leads to two external foramina, supraorbital (5) and frontal (6).

1 .	Frontal bone (squamous part)
2 .	Glabella
3 .	Superciliary arch
4 .	Zygomatic process
5 .	Supraorbital foramen
6 .	Frontal foramen
7 .	Remnant of frontal suture (metopic suture)
8 .	Nasal part
9 .	Frontal spine
10 .	Parietal margin
11 .	Frontal surface
12 .	Frontal tuber
13 .	Temporal line
14 .	Upper pointer: Supraorbital incisure Lower pointer: Supraorbital margin
15 .	Nasal margin