Orbital part of frontal bone

Orbital part of frontal bone
Frontal bone. Outer surface. (The Pars orbitalis is the bottom third.)
Frontal bone. Inner surface. (The Pars orbitalis is the bottom third.)
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Identifiers
Latin	pars orbitalis ossis frontalis
Dorlands /Elsevier	12617384
TA	A02.1.03.022
FMA	52849
Anatomical terminology []

The orbital or horizontal part of the frontal bone (pars orbitalis) consists of two thin triangular plates, the orbital plates, which form the vaults of the orbits, and are separated from one another by a median gap, the ethmoidal notch.

The seven bones which articulate to form the orbit.

Medial wall of left orbit.

Orbital part of frontal bone

Orbital part of frontal bone

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