Osteology
Frontal bone, anterior view
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Image #38-6
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).
- Frontal bone (squamous part)
- Glabella
- Superciliary arch
- Zygomatic process
- Supraorbital foramen
- Frontal foramen
- Remnant of frontal suture (metopic suture)
- Nasal part
- Frontal spine
- Parietal margin
- Frontal surface
- Frontal tuber
- Temporal line
- Upper pointer: Supraorbital incisure Lower pointer: Supraorbital margin
- Nasal margin