| Bone: Supraorbital foramen | |
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| The skull from the front. ("Supraorbital foramen" is top caption for right side white-box.) |
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| Frontal bone. Outer surface. ("Supraorbital notch or foramen" labeled at lower right arch.) |
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| Latin | foramen supraorbitale |
| Gray's | subject #46 186 |
| MeSH | |
The supraorbital foramen is a bony elongated path located above the orbit (eye socket) and under the forehead. The supraorbital foramen lies directly under the eyebrow.
The supraorbital foramen arches transversely below the superciliary arches and is the upper part of the margin of the orbit, thin and prominent in its lateral two-thirds, rounded in its medial third, and presenting, at the junction of these two portions, the supraorbital notch or foramen for the supraorbital nerve and vessels (supraorbital artery and supraorbital vein.)
See also
Additional images
 Frontal bone. Inner surface. |
 Side view of head, showing surface relations of bones. |
External links
- SUNY Figs 22:02-01 (from a distance)
- SUNY Labs 29:os-0504 (close up)
- Supraorbital+foramen at eMedicine Dictionary
- Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, at Elsevier 34256.000-1
- Diagram at upstate.edu
- Diagram at csuchico.edu
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated.
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