Frontal bone

Looks like

The curved plate of bone forming the forehead and the roofs of both eye sockets.

What it does

Shields the front of the brain and holds the frontal sinuses.

Keeping it well

Helmets for cycling and contact sport; clear fluid from the nose after a blow to the forehead can be leaking brain fluid and needs same-day care.

Related conditions

• Achondroplasia
• Acromegaly
• Brain abscess
• Fractures
• Fragility fracture
• Frailty & falls in older age
• Hyperparathyroidism
• Osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease)
• Osteomalacia & rickets
• Osteomyelitis (bone infection)
• Osteoporosis
• Paget's disease of bone
• Sarcoma
• Traumatic brain injury (moderate to severe)
• Vitamin B1, C and other deficiencies
• Vitamin D deficiency