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Frontal angle of parietal bone

Angulus frontalis ossis parietalis

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System
Skeletal system
Regions
Head
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Parietal bone
Parietal bone, the structure this landmark is on
Parietal bone, the structure this landmark is on. 3D model: Z-Anatomy - The libre 3D atlas of anatomy - CC-BY-SA 4.0

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The frontal angle is practically a right angle, and corresponds with the point of meeting of the sagittal and coronal sutures; this point is named the bregma; in the fetal skull and for about a year and a half after birth this region is membranous, and is called the anterior fontanelle.

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Names

Latin
Angulus frontalis ossis parietalis
English
Frontal angle of parietal bone
French
Angle frontal de l'os pariétal
Spanish
Ángulo frontal del hueso parietal
Portuguese
Ângulo frontal do osso parietal