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Musculoskeletal System > Skeleton > Bone and Bones > Skull > Frontal Bone
Tissues > Connective Tissue > Bone and Bones > Skull > Frontal Bone

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Frontal Bone  

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Note

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

Scope note

  • 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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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005624

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