Frontoethmoidal suture

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Frontoethmoidal suture is a short cranial suture located in the anterior cranial fossa, between the orbital process of frontal and orbital plate of ethmoid bone boness. It forms part of the medial wall of the orbit.

The anterior and posterior ethmoidal foramina are seen just superior to it, through which the respective arteries course through to mark the level of ethmoid roof or the floor of anterior cranial fossa.

  • -<p><a title="Frontoethmoidal suture" href="/articles/frontoethmoidal-suture">Frontoethmoidal suture</a> is a short cranial suture located in the anterior cranial fossa, between the <a title="Frontal bone" href="/articles/frontal-bone">frontal</a> and<a title="ethmoid bone" href="/articles/ethmoid-bone"> ethmoid</a> bones. It forms part of the medial wall of the <a title="Orbit anatomy" href="/articles/orbit">orbit</a>. The anterior and posterior ethmoidal foramina are seen just superior to it.</p>
  • +<p><a href="/articles/frontoethmoidal-suture">Frontoethmoidal suture</a> is a short <a title="Cranial sutures" href="/articles/sutures">cranial suture</a> located in the anterior cranial fossa, between the orbital process of <a href="/articles/frontal-bone">frontal</a> and orbital plate of <a href="/articles/ethmoid-bone-1">ethmoid bone</a>s. It forms part of the medial wall of the <a href="/articles/orbit">orbit</a>.</p><p>The anterior and posterior ethmoidal foramina are seen just superior to it, through which the respective arteries course through to mark the level of ethmoid roof or the floor of anterior cranial fossa.</p>

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  • Anatomy

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  • Head & Neck

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  • cranium
  • sutures
  • anatomy

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