internal auditory meatus
Tags & Description
internal auditory meatus
Passageway for nerves and vessels that supply the ear.
mandibular fossa
the depression in the temporal bone into which the condyle of the mandible fits
carotid canal
passageway for internal carotid artery
ethmoid bone
Name this bone of the skull (superior view).
crista galli
line in ethmoid bone
cribiform foramina
tiny holes in the cribiform plates that allow for the passage of filaments of cranial nerve I (olfactory nerve)
perpendicular plate
forms superior part of nasal septum
middle nasal concha
Name this bony landmark.
sphenoid bone
sella turcica
optic canal
superior orbital fissure
Name this opening.
inferior orbital fissure
greater wing
lesser wing
pterygoid process
Process of the sphenoid bone, consisting of two plates
foramen ovale
Name this foramen.
foramen spinosum
Name this foramen.
foramen lacerum
frontal rotundum
Zygomatic bone
the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek
frontal process of zygomatic bone
temporal process of zygomatic bone
maxillary process of zygomatic bone
articulates with maxilla
zygomatic arch
cheek bone
nasal bone
vomer
nasal septum
inferior nasal conchae
lacrimal bone
nasolacrimal canal
palatine bone
maxilla
upper jaw
frontal process of maxilla
the ascending part of the upper jaw which gradually protrudes as it rises beside the nasal bone to meet the frontal bone; the ascending process of the upper jaw.
zygomatic process
a projection of the temporal bone that forms part of the zygoma
Condyle
A smooth, rounded articular process
head
bony expansion carried on a narrow neck
facet
smooth, nearly flat articular surface
Trochea
a smooth, grooved articular process shaped like a pulley
process
any bony prominence
Tubercle
Small rounded projection or process
Tuberosity
large rounded projection
Trochanter
Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process
spine
sharp, slender, often pointed projection
Crest
Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent
ramus
An extension of a bone making an angle with the rest of the structure
Epicondyle
Raised area on or above a condyle
line
Narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest
Fossa
a shallow depression or hollow.
canal