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{{Short description|Upper bony border of the eye socket}} | {{Short description|Upper bony border of the eye socket}} | ||
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| caption = Frontal bone / supraorbital region (Gray) | |||
| name = Supraorbital rim | | name = Supraorbital rim | ||
| also = superior orbital rim | | also = superior orbital rim | ||
| field = Anatomy | | field = Anatomy | ||
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The '''supraorbital rim''' is the upper bony lip of the [[orbit]], on the [[frontal bone]]. The [[brow ridge]] is the same neighborhood seen from the front. A projecting rim plus a low brow is half of [[hunter eyes]] (shadow over the globe). A recessed rim plus high thin brows is the open, “surprised” eye. | The '''supraorbital rim''' is the upper bony lip of the [[orbit]], on the [[frontal bone]].<ref name="gray">{{cite book |author=Henry Gray |title=Gray's Anatomy |edition=20th American |year=1918 |publisher=Lea & Febiger |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray%27s_Anatomy |access-date=11 September 2026}}</ref> The [[brow ridge]] is the same neighborhood seen from the front. A projecting rim plus a low brow is half of [[hunter eyes]] (shadow over the globe). A recessed rim plus high thin brows is the open, “surprised” eye. | ||
Supraorbital foramen/notch: nerve. Do not smash it. Brow implants and bone cement exist as surgery. | Supraorbital foramen/notch: nerve. Do not smash it. Brow implants and bone cement exist as surgery. | ||
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* [[Infraorbital rim]] | * [[Infraorbital rim]] | ||
* [[Hunter eyes]] | * [[Hunter eyes]] | ||
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[[Category:Face]] | [[Category:Face]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:07, 11 September 2026
 Frontal bone / supraorbital region (Gray)
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| Also known as | superior orbital rim
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The supraorbital rim is the upper bony lip of the orbit, on the frontal bone.[1] The brow ridge is the same neighborhood seen from the front. A projecting rim plus a low brow is half of hunter eyes (shadow over the globe). A recessed rim plus high thin brows is the open, “surprised” eye.
Supraorbital foramen/notch: nerve. Do not smash it. Brow implants and bone cement exist as surgery.
See also
References
- ↑ Henry Gray. Gray's Anatomy. 20th American ed. Lea & Febiger. 1918. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
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