Research Results For 'Glabella'

FRONTAL BONE

The frontal bone is one of the flat cranial bones that forms the forehead and roof of the orbits. The frontal bone also forms the upper part of the nasal cavity as well as forming the floor of the skull, where the brain is housed. Two cavities, the frontal sinuses, lie within the frontal bone, just behind the spots above each orbit. The frontal bone is attached to the parietal bones by the coronal suture, and is also connected by sutures to the sphenoid, ethmoid bone, maxillary, nasal, lachrymal, and zygomatic bones. In the center of the front of the frontal bone, just between and slightly above the orbits, is a raised portion of the bone, called the glabella. The frontal bone also features two foramina. one just above each orbit.
Research Frontal Bone

GLABELLA

In anatomy, the glabella is a smooth elevation of the frontal bone just above the bridge of the nose. It is used as a reference point in physical anthropology or craniometry.
Research Glabella

NASAL BONE

The nasal bone forms the roof of the nasal cavity and the bridge of the nose. The nasal bone is supported by the ethmoid bone and is joined to the frontal process of the maxillary bone and to the frontal bone just below the glabella.
Research Nasal Bone

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