What is the frontal bone?
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The frontal bone is called the frontal bone. Gray's Anatomy (1918) describes it as a single flat bone that forms the forehead.
Summary
The frontal bone is called the frontal bone. Gray's Anatomy (1918) describes it as a single flat bone that forms the forehead.
What it is
- A single flat bone that forms the forehead.
- Contains the frontal sinuses just above the nose.
- Forms the upper margin of each eye socket.
Where it is
- At the front of the skull, above the eyes.
- Joins the parietal bones at the top and the nasal, ethmoid, and sphenoid bones below.
- Reaches down to form the roof of each orbit.
Sources
According to Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body (1918, public domain):
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