Zygomaticofrontal suture

The zygomaticofrontal suture (or frontozygomatic suture) is the cranial suture between the zygomatic bone and the frontal bone. The suture can be palpated just lateral to the eye.

Zygomaticofrontal suture
Side view of the skull.
Side view of head, showing surface relations of bones (zygomaticofrontal suture labeled at center left)
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LatinSutura frontozygomatica
TAA03.1.02.017
FMA52952
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References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 182 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  • "Anatomy diagram: 34256.000-1". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2014-01-01.
  • "Anatomy diagram: 34256.000-2". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2014-01-01.


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