Orbital part of the frontal bone

Study entry

Description

The horizontal part of the frontal bone.

Relations

It forms the roof of the orbit and most of the anterior cranial fossa, with impressions of the orbital gyri of the frontal lobe.

Source: cap. 8, «Cráneo»

Other structures in this region

• Squamous part of the frontal bone
• Glabella
• Superciliary arch
• Supraorbital margin
• Supraorbital foramen (notch)
• Frontal eminence
• Frontal crest
• Foramen cecum