temporal line of frontal bone


temporal line of frontal bone

[TA] anterior continuation of the inferior temporal line of the temporal bone onto the lateral aspect of the external surface of the frontal bone, demarcating the temporal surface of the bone. Synonym(s): linea temporalis ossis frontalis [TA]

temporal line of frontal bone

A line from the posterior edge of the zygomatic process of the frontal bone, curving up and back, dividing into the superior and inferior temporal lines.See also: line