Bones in the Skull

Maxilla

The upper teeth are housed within the alveolar processes of these paired bones:

Sphenoid

The greater wings of this bone insert laterally or into the sides of the skull at the temple

Mandible

The condyloid process of this bone inserts into the base of the temporal bone to form the only diarthrodial or moveable joint in the skull

Vomer

This bone is a portion of the nasal septum which sits in the nasal crest of the maxilla; it forms the bony part of the midline nasal wall behind the septal cartilage:

Palatine bones

These paired bones form the most posterior part of the hard palate and are located between the maxilla and the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone

Parietal bones

These paired bones join at the sagittal suture, forming the superior cranium:

Temporal bones

Structures for hearing and the vestibular system are housed within these paired bones

Occipital bone

The pharyngeal tubercle — the point of attachment for the midline raphe of the upper pharynx — is part of this bone

Zygomatic bones

The frontal, temporal, and maxillary processes of these paired bones form the prominent bony portions of the sides of the face; these bones are otherwise known as the cheekbones

Maxilla

These paired bones join at the intermaxillary suture and involve important landmarks relevant to cleft palate

Occipital bone

major landmark of this bone is the foramen magnum

Sphenoid

The pterygoid processes and hamulus are inferior, or downward, projections of this bone

Frontal bone

This bone is anterior to, or in front of, the coronal suture:

Ethmoid bone

The perpendicular plate of this bone vertically divides the nasal passages and helps form the nasal septum

Temporal bones

The styloid process is a projection of these paired bones

Mandible

significant landmark of this bone, otherwise known as the lower jaw, is the ramus

Nasal bones

These paired bones form the bridge of our nose

Lacrimal bones

These paired bones are the smallest of the facial skeleton and form the medial wall of the orbits:

Sphenoid

This bone is uniquely wing-shaped