supraorbital foramen (notch)

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Introduction

Paired opening in the supraorbital margin of the frontal bone, giving passage to the supraorbital nerve & supraorbital artery

The inferior margin may perforate into the orbital cavity forming a supraorbital notch

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References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999