Forehead
| Forehead | |
|---|---|
| Latin | frons |
| System | Unknown, none |
| Artery | supraorbital, supratrochlear |
| Vein | supraorbital, frontal |
| Nerve | frontal |
| MeSH | Forehead |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | f_16z/12379682 |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
In human anatomy, the forehead or brow is the bony part of the head above the eyes.
Anatomy
In modern humans it is roughly vertical, ending at the hairline where the head flattens out. Muscles of the forehead include the frontalis, which moves and contracts the forehead's scalp.
Pronunciation
Historically, the word has rhymed with "horrid" RP: [ˈfɒɹɪd], General American: [ˈfɔɹɪd], but the spelling pronunciation RP: [ˈfɔːhɛd], GenAm: [ˈfɔɹhɛd] has become more common in recent years.
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Human anatomical features | ||
|---|---|---|
| Head | Skull · Forehead · Eye · Ear · Nose · Mouth · Tongue · Teeth · Jaw · Face · Cheek · Chin | |
| Neck | Throat · Adam's apple | |
| Torso | Shoulders · Spine · Breast · Chest · Ribcage · Abdomen · Navel Sex organs (Clitoris · Vagina · Penis · Scrotum · Testicle) – Hip · Anus · Buttocks | |
| Limbs | Arm · Elbow · Forearm · Wrist · Hand · Finger (Thumb · Index · Middle · Ring · Little) · Leg · Lap · Thigh · Knee · Calf · Heel · Ankle · Foot · Toe (Hallux) | |
| Skin | Hair | |
ang:Forhēafod
ar:جبهة
br:Tal
de:Stirn
dv:ނިއްކުރި
eo:Frunto
gd:Bathais
id:Dahi
it:Fronte (anatomia)
ln:Eboló
nl:Voorhoofdsimple:Forehead
fi:Otsa
tl:Noouk:Чоло
diq:Çare
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