Frontal lobe disorder — The frontal lobe of the brain plays a key role in higher mental functions such as motivation, planning, social behaviour, and speech production. A frontal lobe syndrome can result from a range of causes inlcuding head trauma, tumours,… … Wikipedia
frontal — 1. In front; relating to the anterior part of a body. 2. Referring to the f. (coronal) plane or to the f. bone or forehead. SYN: frontalis [TA]. * * * fron·tal frənt əl adj … Medical dictionary
Frontal vein — Infobox Vein Name = Frontal vein Latin = venae frontales GraySubject = 167 GrayPage = 644 Caption = Veins of the head and neck. (Frontal vein labeled at upper right.) Caption2 = DrainsFrom = DrainsTo = Artery = frontal branch of superficial… … Wikipedia
Frontal eminence — Infobox Bone Name = Frontal eminence Latin = t. frontale, e. frontalis GraySubject = 33 GrayPage = 135 Caption = Frontal bone. Outer surface. (Frontal eminence is labeled at center right.) Caption2 = System = Precursor = MeshName = MeshNumber =… … Wikipedia
Frontal branch of superficial temporal artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = ramus frontalis arteriae temporalis superficialis GraySubject = 144 GrayPage = 559 Caption = The arteries of the face and scalp. (Frontal branch labeled at upper right.) Caption2 = BranchFrom = superficial… … Wikipedia
Frontal bone — The large bone that makes up the forehead and supplies the upper edge and roof of the orbit (eye socket). The frontal bone articulates (comes together) with a number of other bones including the parietal, nasal, ethmoid, maxillary, and zygomatic… … Medical dictionary
Right ventricle — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = ventriculus dexter GraySubject = 138 GrayPage = 531 Caption = Anterior (frontal) view of the opened heart. White arrows indicate normal blood flow. Caption2 = Interior of right side of heart. Artery = right … Wikipedia
Right atrium — Infobox Anatomy Name = Right atrium Latin = atrium dextrum GraySubject = 138 GrayPage = 528 Caption = Anterior (frontal) view of the opened heart. White arrows indicate normal blood flow. Caption2 = Interior of right side of heart. System =… … Wikipedia
frontal — I. noun Date: 14th century 1. [Middle English frontel, from Medieval Latin frontellum, diminutive of Latin front , frons] a cloth hanging over the front of an altar 2. facade 1 II. adjective Etymology: New Latin frontalis, from Latin front ,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Frontal nerve — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = nervus frontalis GraySubject = 200 GrayPage = 887 Caption = Dissection showing origins of right ocular muscles, and nerves entering by the superior orbital fissure. Caption2 = Nerves of the orbit. Seen from… … Wikipedia
frontal bone — the bone forming the forehead and the upper parts of the orbits; it contains several air spaces (frontal sinuses: see paranasal sinuses). At birth it consists of right and left halves, joined by a suture that usually closes during infancy. See:… … The new mediacal dictionary