See Also: foramen caecum of frontal bone(medicine)
caecal foramen of frontal bone(medicine)
blind foramen of frontal bone(medicine)
foramen caecum of tongue(medicine)
foramen caecum linguae(medicine)
foramen caecum posterius(medicine)
foramen caecum medullae oblongatae(medicine)
foramen caecum ossis frontalis(medicine)
frontal foramen(medicine)
Frontal bone(health)

foramen caecum of frontal bone (medicine)


foramen caecum of frontal bone
<anatomy> Blind or caecal foramen of the frontal bone; the blind foramen formed immediately anterior to the crista galli by a notch at the lower end of the frontal crest and its articulation with the ethmoid bone. It is insignificant postnatally, but gives passage to vessels during development.

Synonym: foramen caecum ossis frontalis, blind foramen of frontal bone, caecal foramen of frontal bone.