Zygomaticofrontal suture

Zygomaticofrontal suture
Side view of the skull.
Side view of head, showing surface relations of bones (zygomaticofrontal suture labeled at center left)
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Identifiers
Latinsutura frontozygomatica
TA98A03.1.02.017
TA21592
FMA52952
Anatomical terminology
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The zygomaticofrontal suture (or frontozygomatic suture) is the cranial suture between the zygomatic bone and the frontal bone. The suture can be palpated just lateral to the eye.

Additional images

  • Left zygomatic bone in situ.
    Left zygomatic bone in situ.
  • The skull from the front.
    The skull from the front.

References

Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 182 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links

  • "Anatomy diagram: 34256.000-1". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2014-01-01.
  • "Anatomy diagram: 34256.000-2". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2014-01-01.
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