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10 Cards in this Set
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Frontal Bone
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• Forms the forehead, roof of the orbits, and the anterior part of the cranial floor.
• Left and right sides of the frontal bone unite soon after birth by the metopic suture that disappears by age 6-8. |
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• Forms the forehead, roof of the orbits, and the anterior part of the cranial floor.
• Left and right sides of the frontal bone unite soon after birth by the metopic suture that disappears by age 6-8. |
Frontal Bone
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Frontal Bone - Frontal squama
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– sac like plate forms the forehead.
– Gradually slopes inferiorly from the coronal suture on the top of the skull, then angles abruptly and become mostly vertical. |
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– sac like plate forms the forehead.
– Gradually slopes inferiorly from the coronal suture on the top of the skull, then angles abruptly and become mostly vertical. |
Frontal Bone - Frontal squama
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Frontal bone - Lacrimal fossa
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– Shallow depression that houses the lacrimal gland on the superior lateral surface of the orbits
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– Shallow depression that houses the lacrimal gland on the superior lateral surface of the orbits
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Frontal bone - Lacrimal fossa
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Frontal bone - Supraorbital margin
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– frontal bone thickening superior to the orbits
– extends posteriorly to form the roof of the orbit, and part of the cranial floor cavity. |
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– frontal bone thickening superior to the orbits
– extends posteriorly to form the roof of the orbit, and part of the cranial floor cavity. |
Frontal bone - Supraorbital margin
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Frontal bone - Supraorbital foramen
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– A passage for blood vessels
– Slightly medial to midline in the supraorbital margin. |
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– A passage for blood vessels
– Slightly medial to midline in the supraorbital margin. |
Frontal bone - Supraorbital foramen
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