Gross Anatomy of the Bald Female Head, Anterior View

Description

Frontal surface anatomy of the bald female head is rendered from the hairline to the mentum, allowing clear appreciation of the scalp and facial contours over the frontal bone, parietal regions, and anterior cranium. Superiorly, the forehead transitions at the glabella and superciliary arches to the orbital margins, with the nasal bridge descending in the midline between the orbits. Laterally, the zygomatic arches frame the malar eminences as the mandible sweeps inferiorly to the gonial angles, while the auricles sit posterolateral to the temporomandibular joints. Hairless scalp is not cosmetic trivia in anatomy teaching, it exposes landmarks clinicians palpate and incise through. The supratrochlear and supraorbital neurovascular bundles exit near the superomedial orbit and supraorbital notch or foramen, a common site for regional anesthesia in forehead laceration repair and for understanding sensory deficits after trauma. Course and branching of the superficial temporal artery over the temporal fossa also matter in practice, from managing brisk scalp bleeding to planning temporal artery biopsy in suspected giant cell arteritis, where an anterior approach risks injury to the temporal branch of the facial nerve as it crosses the zygomatic arch. Use this plate in gross anatomy and surface anatomy modules to anchor bony landmarks (glabella, nasion, zygion, gnathion) and to map scalp layers when teaching why lacerations gap with galea involvement and why subaponeurotic hemorrhage can spread widely. It also reads well in surgical skills manuals and emergency medicine references illustrating incision placement, nerve blocks, and vascular palpation points on the anterior head and face. Anatomical accuracy verified by SciePro's Medical Advisory Board.