Axial Skeleton - AP1

Parietal (lateral view)

Parietal (anterior view)

Parietal (posterior view)

Occipital (posterior view)

Occipital (inferior view)

Sphenoid (anterior view)

Sphenoid (superior internal view)

Frontal (lateral view)

Frontal (anterior view)

Glabella

Supraorbital foramen

Maxilla (lateral view)

Maxilla (anterior view)

Maxilla (inferior view)

Mandible (lateral view)

Mandible (anterior view)

Mental foramen (lateral view)

Mental foramen (anterior view)

Nasal (lateral view)

Nasal (anterior view)

Zygomatic (lateral view)

Zygomatic (anterior view)

External occipital protuberance

External occipital crest

Sagittal suture

Lambdoid suture (posterior view)

Lambdoid suture (lateral view)

Lacrimal

Zygomatic process (lateral view)

Zygomatic process (inferior view)

External auditory meatus

Styloid process

Mastoid Process

Coronal suture

Squamous suture

Palatine bone

Occipital condyles

Foramen magnum (inferior view)

Foramen magnum (superior interior view)

Jugular foramen

Carotid Canal

Ethmoid bone

attaches to dura mater; helps secure brain within skull

Crista galli

Cribriform plate

Greater sphenoid wing

Lesser sphenoid wing

Sella turcica, protects pituitary gland

Mandibular condyle

Ramus of mandible

Body of mandible

Mandibular foramen

Coronoid process

attachment point for tongue and neck muscles, doesn’t articulate with any other bones

Hyoid bone

concave, 7

Cervical curvature

Cervical vertebra

convex, 12

Thoracic curvature

Thoracic vertebra

concave, 5

Lumbar curvature

Lumbar vertebra

convex, 5 fused bones, articulates with ilium

Sacral curvature

4 fused bones

Coccyx

Intervertebral foramen

Intervertebral discs

Spinous process

Transverse process

Pedicle

Superior articular facet

Body of vertebra

Articulates with occipital condyle, allows nodding, C1

Atlas

allows shaking of the head, C2

Axis

Dens (odontoid process)

Manubrium

Body of sternum

Xiphoid process

Connect directly to sternum (1-7)

True ribs

Connect to true ribs (8-12)

False ribs

Not connected (11,12)

Floating ribs

Head of rib

Neck of rib

Tubercle of rib

Shaft of rib