Frontal sinus

Frontal sinus
Outline of bones of face, showing position of air sinuses. Frontal sinus is shown in green.
Nose and nasal cavities
Details
ArterySupra-orbital, anterior ethmoidal
NerveSupraorbital nerve
Identifiers
Latinsinus frontales
MeSHD005626
TA98A06.1.03.004
TA23179
FMA57417
Anatomical terminology

The frontal sinuses are one of the four pairs of paranasal sinuses that are situated behind the brow ridges. Sinuses are mucosa-lined airspaces within the bones of the face and skull. Each opens into the anterior part of the corresponding middle nasal meatus of the nose through the frontonasal duct which traverses the anterior part of the labyrinth of the ethmoid. These structures then open into the semilunar hiatus in the middle meatus.