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Supraorbital foramen

Opening above the eye socket, below the forehead

Summary

Opening above the eye socket, below the forehead

Field	Value
Name	Supraorbital foramen
Latin	foramen supraorbitale
Image	Foramen supraorbitale.PNG
Width	310
Caption	The skull from the front. ("Supraorbital foramen"
is top caption for right side white-box.)
Image2	Gray134.png
Caption2	Frontal bone. Outer surface. ("Supraorbital notch
or foramen" labeled at lower right arch.)

is top caption for right side white-box.) or foramen" labeled at lower right arch.) The supraorbital foramen, is a bony elongated opening located above the orbit (eye socket) and under the forehead. It is part of the frontal bone of the skull. The supraorbital foramen lies directly under the eyebrow. In some people this foramen is incomplete and is then known as the supraorbital notch.

Structure

The supraorbital foramen is a small groove at superior and medial margin of the orbit in the frontal bone. It is part of the frontal bone of the skull. It arches transversely below the superciliary arches and is the upper part of the brow ridge. It is thin and prominent in its lateral two-thirds, but rounded in its medial third. Between these two parts, the supraorbital nerve, the supraorbital artery, and the supraorbital vein pass. The supraorbital nerve divides into superficial and deep branches after it has left the supraorbital foramen.

Additional images

File:Gray135.png|Frontal bone. Inner surface. File:Gray1193.svg|Side view of head, showing surface relations of bones. File:Slide6gre.JPG|Cranium. Supraorbital foramen.

References

(2011). "Principles of anatomy & physiology.". Wiley.
Irby, Nita. (2014). "Equine Emergencies". [[Saunders (imprint).
{{EMedicine. article. 834862. Forehead Anatomy
(1995). "A study of the supraorbital nerve". Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

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