Editing Forehead (section)

{{short description|Area of the head between the eyebrows and the hairline}}
{{Infobox anatomy
| Name        = Forehead
| Latin       = sinciput
| Image       =
| Image2      = Male forehead-01 ies.jpg
| Caption2    = Male forehead
| Precursor   =
| System      = Multiple
| Artery      = [[Supra-orbital artery|Supraorbital]], [[supratrochlear artery|supratrochlear]]
| Vein        = [[supraorbital vein|Supraorbital]], [[frontal vein|frontal]]
| Nerve       = [[Trigeminal nerve|Trigeminal]], [[facial nerve|facial]]
}}
In [[human anatomy]], the '''forehead''' is an area of the [[Human head|head]] bounded by three features, two of the [[human skull|skull]] and one of the [[scalp]].  The top of the forehead is marked by the '''hairline''', the edge of the area where hair on the scalp grows.  The bottom of the forehead is marked by the [[supraorbital ridge]], the bone feature of the skull above the eyes.  The two sides of the forehead are marked by the [[temporal line|temporal ridge]], a bone feature that links the supraorbital ridge to the [[coronal suture]] line and beyond.<ref name=KnizeDrisko>{{cite book|title=The Forehead and Temporal Fossa: Anatomy and Technique|author1=David M. Knize|author2=Mel Drisko|name-list-style=amp|publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins|year=2001|isbn=9780781720748|pages=4}}</ref><ref name=Nouri1>{{cite book|pages=523|chapter=Reconstructive surgery of Skin Cancer defects|author1=Valencia D. Thomas|author2=Wendy Long Mitchell|author3=Neil A. Swanson|author4=Thomas E. Rohrer|author5=Ken K. Lee|name-list-style=amp|title=Skin Cancer|editor=Keyvan Nouri|publisher=McGraw-Hill Professional|year=2007|isbn=9780071472562}}</ref> However, the eyebrows do not form part of the forehead.

In ''[[Terminologia Anatomica]]'', ''sinciput'' is given as the Latin equivalent to "forehead" (etymology of ''sinciput'': from ''semi-'' "half" and ''caput'' "head".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/sinciput#etymonline_v_48687|title=Origin and meaning of sinciput|website=etymonline.com}}</ref>).