Skull bones

Anatomy & Physiology

Anterior Cranial Fossa

Medial Cranial Fossa

Posterior Cranial Fossa

Frontal Bone

Supraorbital Margin

Supraorbital Foramen

Coronal Suture

The frontal bone is angled in order to absorb blows to the head to protect the brain.

Why is the frontal bone angled with respect to blows to the head

Parietal Bone

Sagittal Suture

Occipital Bone

Foramen Magnum

Occipital Condyle

Hypoglossal Canal

You cannot see the danger coming

With respect to blows to the head, why is this one of the thickest bones of our skull?

Temporal Bone

External auditory meatus

Internal auditory meatus

Styloid process

Pterygoid Process

Optic Foramen

Foramen ovale

Foramen Rotundum

Jugular Foramen

Zygomatic Process

This area contains vital nerves and vessels

Why are blows to the temporal bone more dangerous?

Malleus

Hammer

Incus

Anvil

Stapes

Stirrup

Ethmoid Bone

Crista galli

Cribform plate

Perpendicular plate

Concha

The bone shifting leads to snoring

Why might the ethmoid bone be important with respect to snoring in some people?

Sphenoid Bone

Sphenoid body

Sella Turcica

Carotid Canal

Superior Orbital Fissure

Optic Foramen

It holds the gland and contains the tumor

Why is the sella turcica of the sphenoid bone important if you have a pituitary gland tumor

Maxilla

Alveolar margin

Palatine process

Frontal process

Zygomatic Process