Anatomy Skull terms

Ethmoid bone

deep in nose behind eyes

frontal bone

forehead

mandible bone

lower jaw, chin

maxilla bone

upper jaw, center, roof of mouth

nasal bone

bridge of nose

occipital bone

lower back of skull, link to neck

palatine bone

back of nose, nasal cavity, small L shapped

parietal bone

top/dome/ crown of head

sphenoid bone

middle base, behind eyes and nose, central

temporal bone

bottom s

zygomatic bone

cheek bone

condylar process

back point on mandible

coronoid process

front point on mandible

mastoid process

bottom of temporal, behind ear

styloid process

on temporal, below ear

zygomatic process

joins temporal and zygomatic

coronal suture

connects frontal and parietal bones

lambdoid suture

connects parietal bones to occipital bone

sagittal suture

connects the two parietal bones down the middle

squamous suture

connects the temporal bones to the parietal bones