Definitions
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- adjective anatomy Of or relating to a
suture between theethmoid bone and thefrontal bone, located in theanterior cranial fossa .
Etymologies
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fronto- + ethmoidal
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Examples
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In the frontoethmoidal suture are the anterior and posterior ethmoidal foramina, the former transmitting the nasociliary nerve and anterior ethmoidal vessels, the latter the posterior ethmoidal nerve and vessels.
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At the junction of the medial wall and the roof are the frontomaxillary, frontolacrimal, frontoethmoidal, and sphenofrontal sutures.
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According to Luschka, some filaments pass through foramina in the frontoethmoidal suture to supply the mucous membrane of the posterior ethmoidal and sphenoidal sinuses.
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It is traversed by the frontoethmoidal, sphenoethmoidal, and sphenofrontal sutures.
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