Frontal_eminences

Frontal eminence

Frontal eminence

Rounded elevation of the frontal bone of the skull

A frontal eminence (or tuber frontale) is either of two rounded elevations on the frontal bone of the skull. They lie about 3 cm above 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]

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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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Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 135 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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    Inman, Verne T.; de C. M. Saunders, John B. (April 1937). "The Ossification of the Human Frontal Bone". Journal of Anatomy. 71 (Pt 3): 383–394.1. ISSN 0021-8782. PMC 1252324. PMID 17104647.
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