Anatomy

Frontal Bone

The bone that forms the frontal aspect of the skull. Its flat part forms the forehead, articulating inferiorly with the NASAL BONE and the CHEEK BONE on each side of the face.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

The bone that forms the frontal aspect of the skull. Its flat part forms the forehead, articulating inferiorly with the NASAL BONE and the CHEEK BONE on each side of the face.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Bone, Frontal
  • Bones, Frontal
  • Frontal Bones

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Aspects Covered

24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

fractures: coordinate FRONTAL BONE /inj (IM) + SKULL FRACTURES (IM); neoplasms: coordinate IM with SKULL NEOPLASMS (IM)

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Tree Number

  1. A02w.835w.232w.781w.375w

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NLM Classification

WE 705

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Frontal Bone. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005624. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005624
  2. Frontal Bone. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontal_bone
  3. Frontal Bone. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16295