Superciliary arches
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On the squama frontalis
of the frontal bone
of the skull, below the frontal eminences, and separated from them by a shallow groove, are two arched elevations, the superciliary arches; these are prominent medially, and are joined to one another by a smooth elevation named the glabella
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Typically, the superciliary arches are more prominent in monkeys than in humans, and more in men than in women.
Squama frontalis
There are two surfaces of the squama of the frontal bone: the external surface, and the internal surface.-External surface:The external surface is convex and usually exhibits, in the lower part of the middle line, the remains of the frontal or metopic suture; in infancy this suture divides the bone...
of the frontal bone
Frontal bone
The frontal bone is a bone in the human skull that resembles a cockleshell in form, and consists of two portions:* a vertical portion, the squama frontalis, corresponding with the region of the forehead....
of the skull, below the frontal eminences, and separated from them by a shallow groove, are two arched elevations, the superciliary arches; these are prominent medially, and are joined to one another by a smooth elevation named the glabella
Glabella
The glabella, in humans, is the space between the eyebrows and above the nose. It is slightly elevated, and joins the two superciliary ridges.-Etymology:The term is derived from the Latin glabellus, meaning smooth, as this area is usually hairless....
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Typically, the superciliary arches are more prominent in monkeys than in humans, and more in men than in women.