Frontal eminence
| Frontal eminence | |
|---|---|
skeletal | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | tuber frontale, eminentia frontalis |
| TA98 | A02.1.03.004 |
| TA2 | 523 |
| FMA | 52852 |
| Anatomical terms of bone] | |
A frontal eminence (or tuber frontale) is either of two rounded elevations on the
supraorbital margin on each side of the frontal suture. They are the site of ossification of the frontal bone during embryological development, although may not be the first site.[1]
The frontal eminences vary in size in different individuals, are occasionally asymmetrical, and are especially prominent in young
skulls. The surface of the bone above them is smooth, and covered by the epicranial aponeurosis
.
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References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 135 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- PMID 17104647.
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