"Frontal Bone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D005624
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.781.375
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| Concept/Terms |
Frontal Bone- Frontal Bone
- Bone, Frontal
- Bones, Frontal
- Frontal Bones
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Frontal Bone" by people in Profiles.
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Mooney MP, Losken HW, Siegel MI, Lalikos JF, Losken A, Burrows AM, Smith TD. Development of a strain of rabbits with congenital simple nonsyndromic coronal suture synostosis. Part II: Somatic and craniofacial growth patterns. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 1994 Jan; 31(1):8-16.
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Mooney MP, Losken HW, Siegel MI, Lalikos JF, Losken A, Smith TD, Burrows AM. Development of a strain of rabbits with congenital simple nonsyndromic coronal suture synostosis. Part I: Breeding demographics, inheritance pattern, and craniofacial anomalies. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 1994 Jan; 31(1):1-7.
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Cataltepe O, Inci S, Ozcan OE, Saglam S, Erbengi A. Aneurysmal bone cyst of the frontal bone. Surg Neurol. 1990 Jun; 33(6):391-4.