Bones of the Skull and Face

Frontal Bone

forms the forehead

Parietal Bone

a bone forming the central side and upper back part of each side of the skull.

Occipital Bone

back of head

temporal bone

bone that forms parts of the side of the skull and floor of the cranium

occipital condyles

this articulates with the first cervical vertebra

mastoid process

attachment point for various muscles

external auditory meatus

ear canal

Ethmoid Bone

Light spongy bone between the eye sockets; forms part of the nasal cavities.

Sphenoid Bone

Bone that joins all of the bones of the cranium together. Forms base of skull

Maxillae

upper jaw

Mandible

lower jaw

Nasal Bones

form the bridge of the nose

Palatines

posterior part of hard palate

Zygomatic Bones

cheek bones

Vomer

forms the inferior portion of the nasal septum

foramen magnum

A large opening at the base of the skull through which the brain connects to the spinal cord.

supraorbital foramen

opening above each orbit allowing blood vessels and nerves to pass

lacrimal bone

small fragile bone making up part of the front inner walls of each eye socket and providing room for the passage of the lacrimal ducts

mastoid process

round projection on the temporal bone behind the ear

sphenoid bone

forms part of the base of the skull and parts of the floor and sides of the orbit

ethmoid bone

Light spongy bone between the eye sockets; forms part of the nasal cavities.

sella turcica

depression in the sphenoid bone where the pituitary gland is located

frontal sinus

SINUS LOCATED IN THE FOREHEAD OF THE SKULL

supraorbital ridge

bony projection in the eyebrow area of the frontal bone

inferior temporal line

There are two lines on the Temporal bone, this one is the one below