Interorbital region
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The interorbital region of the skull is located between the eye
Eye
Eyes are organs that detect light and convert it into electro-chemical impulses in neurons. The simplest photoreceptors in conscious vision connect light to movement...

s, anterior to the braincase. The form of the interorbital region may exhibit significant variation between taxonomic groups.

In oryzomyine rodent
Rodent
Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....

s, for example, the width, form, and presence of beading in the interorbital region vary among species. In bird
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...

s and many other animals whose eyes are set on the side of the skull, the interorbital region normally consists of a thin interorbital septum
Septum
In anatomy, a septum is a wall, dividing a cavity or structure into smaller ones.-In human anatomy:...

only. This may be pierced by a hole of larger or smaller size, connecting the eye sockets.
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