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frontal bone
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07/05/2009

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Term
cranial bones and sutures
Definition
Function: form rounded cranium, encloses brain.
Term
frontal bone
Definition

function:forms part of the calvaria, the forehead, and the roof of the orbits.

articulates:

left and right sides united by metopic sutures.

Term
frontal bone: squamous part
Definition
attachment of scalp muscles.
Term
frontal bone : supraorbital margin
Definition
forms protective superior border of orbit
Term
frontal sinuses
Definition
lighten bone, moisten inhaled air, and give resonance to voice
Term
supercillary arch
Definition

superior to the suprorbital margins.

Brow ridge.

Term
glabella
Definition
the part of the fronal bone sandwiched between the superciliary arches
Term
supraorbital foramen
Definition
the midpoint of each supraorbital margin contains a single notch.
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