Anatomy 7.6 Vocabulary

frontal

Plane that divides a structure into anterior and posterior portions; pertaining to the forehead.

parietal

Pertaining to the wall of a cavity.

occipital

Pertaining to the lower, back part of the head.

palatine

Pertaining to the palate.

nasal

Pertaining to the nose.

foramen magnum

Large opening in the occipital bone of the skull through which the spinal cord passes.

fontanel

Membranous region of incomplete intramembranous ossofication between certain developing cranial bones in the skull of a fetus or infant

sutures

immovable joints that connect skull bones

frontal bone

forms anterior part of skull

parietal bones

form the roof and sides of the bone

occipital bone

formus the back of the skull and the base of the cranium

temporal bones

form parts of the sides and base of the cranium

sphenoidal bone

helps form the base of the cranium, sides of the skull, and portions of the orbits

ethnoid bone

in front of the sphenoid bone

maxillae

forms upper jaw, hard palate, floor of the eye orbits, etc.

Zygomatic bones

form the cheekbones and lateral walls of the orbits

Lacrimal bones

form parts of the medial walls of the orbits

vomer bone

makes up a portion of the nasal septum

inferior nasal conchae

fragile, scroll-shaped bones that support mucous membranes in the nasal cavity