Anatomy & Physiology: Skeletal System (Cranial Bones)

Frontal Bone

the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium

Parietal Bone

either of two skull bones between the frontal and occipital bones and forming the top and sides of the cranium

Occipital Bone

a saucer-shaped bone that forms the back of the skull

Temporal Bone

bone forming the side of the human cranium and encasing the inner ear

sphenoid bone

butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull

Ethmoid bone

an unpaired cranial bone that is a significant component of the upper nasal cavity and the nasal septum

Lacrimal bone

small fragile bone making up part of the front inner walls of each eye socket

Nasal bone

Bone making up part of the nose

Maxilla

Bone forming upper jaw

zygomatic bone

paired, irregular bone that defines the anterior and lateral portions of the face

Mandible

Jaw bone (lower)

Vomer

thin trapezoidal bone of the skull forming the posterior and inferior parts of the nasal septum

Palatine

paired bone located between the maxillae and the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone

Coronal suture

the suture between the parietal and frontal bones of the skull

Squamous suture

Lambdoid Suture

Sagital Suture

Mental Foramen

Magnum Foramen

Auditory Meatus

Mastoid Process

Styloid Process

zygomatic process

a slender process of the temporal bone that strengthens the zygomatic arch

Occipital Condyle