Frontal bone Anatomy

frontal squama

a thick, scalelike plate of bone that forms the forehead

supraorbital foramen

Hole above supraorbital margin for trigeminal nerve

supraorbital margin

The superior rim of the eye socket located on the frontal bone.

superciliary arch

the ridge above the eye socket indicating the location of the frontal sinus

frontal eminence

a rounded prominences on the median line and a little inferior to the center of the frontal bone

Orbital plates of Frontal

-separate the orbits from cerebral frontal lobe

ethmoidal notch

The gap separating the two orbital plates of the frontal. The ethmoid bone fills this notch in the articulated cranium.

horizontal portion

temporal lines of frontal bone

zygomatic processes

Supraobital Notch

sagittal sulcus

frontal crest

foramen cecum

frontal sinuses

lacrimal fossae frontal