os frontale

Noun
  1. The large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: includes the upper part of the orbits (synset 105548864)
    is a type of: membrane bone - any bone that develops within membranous tissue without previous cartilage formation; e.g. the clavicle and bones of the skull
    has:
    • glabella, mesophyron - a smooth prominence of the frontal bone between and above the eyebrows; the most forward projecting point of the forehead in the midline at the level of the supraorbital ridges
    • metopion - the craniometric point midway between the frontal eminences of the skull
    • ophryon - the craniometric point in the midline of the forehead immediately above the orbits
    • frontal eminence - either prominence of the frontal bone above each orbit
    is a part of: braincase, brainpan, cranium - the part of the skull that encloses the brain
    same as: forehead, frontal bone

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