Frontal border

Margo frontalis

Definition

Andréa Lopes da Costa

The frontal border of the parietal bone joins the frontal bone.

Variation:

In bovin and pigs, it is hollowed out by the frontal sinus, located within the thickness of the parietal bone.

References

  • Barone R. Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques, Tome 1, Ostéologie, 5th edition, Vigot, Paris, 2017.

  • Constantinescu GM, Schaller O. Illustrated veterinary anatomical nomenclature, 3rd Edition, Enke Verlag, Stuttgart, 2012.