ANTH 343 Cranial Bones

Anterior view of the skull

Posterior view of the skull

Cranial view of the skull

Caudal view of the skull

Lateral left view of the skull

Lateral right view of the skull

Frontal bone

Parietal bones

Sphenoid bone

Temporal bones

Occipital bone

Inferior view of the occipital bone

Ethmoid bone

Nasal bones

Lacrimal bones

Zygomatic bones

Maxilla bones

Inferior nasal concha bones

Vomer

Mandible

Palatine bones

Anterior (ventral)

Nearer the front

Posterior (dorsal)

Nearer the back

Superior (cranial)

Upward/Nearer the head

Inferior (caudal)

Downward/Nearer the feet

Medial

Toward the midline/median plane

Lateral

Farther from the midline/median plane

Proximal

Near to a reference point

Distal

Away from a reference point

Superficial

Closer to the surface

Deep

Farther from the surface

Median/Midsaggital Plane

Divides body into equal right and left halves

Sagittal Plane

Divides body into unequal right and left halves

Coronal Plane

Divides body into equal or unequal anterior and posterior parts

Transverse Plane

Divides body into equal or unequal superior and inferior parts (cross sections or axial sections)