Human Skull

Parietal

• Coronal Suture

• Lambdoid Suture

• Sagittal Suture

• Squamous Suture

Sutural/Wormian

bones found within the sutures of the skull, which can vary in number and size, often occurring in the areas where the parietal bones meet the other cranial bones

Interparietal

Not present in all skulls. When Interparietal is present, it often is relatively large and either triangular or rhomboidal in shape

Frontal

• Orbital plate

• Sinus

• Supraorbital foramen or notch

Occipital

• External occipital protuberance

• Foramen Magnum

• Hypoglossal Canal

• Occipital Condyles

Temporal

• Carotid canal

• External [auditory/acoustic]{meatus/canal}

• Internal [auditory/acoustic]{meatus/canal}

• Jugular Foramen (located between the petrous region {Temporal} and occipital )

• Mastoid Process

• Mastoid Region

• Petrous region

• Squamous region

• Tympanic region

• Zygomatic process

• Mandibular Fossa

Sphenoid

• Body

• Foramen Ovale

• Foramen Rotundum

• Greater Wings

• Hypophyseal Fossa

• Lesser wings

• Optica canal

• Pterygoid Process

• Sella Turcica

• Sinus

• Superior Orbital Fissure

Ethmoid

• Cribriform Plate

• Crista Galli

• Middle Nasal Conchae

• Orbital plate

• Perpendicular Plate

• Sinuses/air cells

• Superior nasal Conchae

Mandible

• Alveoli

• Angle

• Body

• Coronoid process

• Ramus

• Mandibular Notch

• Mental foramen

Maxilla

• Alveoli

• Frontal/Nasal process

• Infraorbital Foramen

• Maxillary Sinus

• Palatine Process

• Zygomatic Process

Zygomatic

• Temporal Process

Lacrimal

• Lacrimal canal