Frontal bone
The frontal bone or sincipital bone is a bone in the human skull. The bone consists of two portions. These are the vertically oriented squamous part, and the horizontally oriented orbital part, making up the bony part of the forehead, part of the bony orbital cavity holding the eye, and part of the bony part of the nose respectively. The name comes from the Latin word frons (meaning "forehead").
| Frontal bone | |
|---|---|
Position of the frontal bone (highlighted in green). | |
19th century skull showing sword-blade trauma on frontal bone. | |
| Details | |
| Articulations | Twelve bones: the sphenoid, the ethmoid, the two parietals, the two nasals, the two maxillae, the two lacrimals, and the two zygomatics |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | os frontale |
| MeSH | D005624 |
| TA98 | A02.1.03.001 |
| TA2 | 520 |
| FMA | 52734 |
| Anatomical terms of bone | |
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