Bones and Bone Markings: The Axial Skeleton

Coronal Suture

Sagittal Suture

Squamous Suture

Lambdoid Suture

Frontal Bone

Parietal Bone

Parietal Bone

Occipital Bone

Occipital Condyle

Foramen Magnum

Temporal Cranial Bone

Temporal Cranial Bone

Zygomatic Process

Zygomatic Process

Mastoid Process

Mastoid Process

External Auditory (Acoustic) Meatus

External Auditory (Acoustic) Meatus

External Auditory (Acoustic) Meatus

Internal Auditory (Acoustic) Meatus

Internal Auditory (Acoustic) Meatus

Carotid Canal

Sphenoid Bone

Sphenoid Bone

Sphenoid Bone

Sphenoid Bone

Sella Turcica

Sella Turcica

Ethmoid Cranial Bone

Ethmoid Cranial Bone

Ethmoid Cranial Bone

Crista Galli

Crista Galli

Cribriform Plate

Cribiform Plate

Nasal Bone

Maxilla Bone

Maxilla Bone

Maxilla Bone

Palatine Bone

Lacrimal Bone

Vomer Bone

Vomer Bone

Inferior Nasal Conchae Bone

Mandible

Body of the Mandible

Ramus of the Mandible

Mental Foramen

Zygomatic Bone

Zygomatic Bone

Hyoid Bone

Vertebrosternal Rib “True Ribs”

Vertebrochondral “False Ribs”

Vertebral Ribs “Floating Ribs”

Sternum

Manubrium

Body of the Sternum

Xiphoid Process

Cervical Vertebrae

Cervical Vertebrae

Cervical Vertebral Body

Cervical Vertebral Arch

Cervical Vertebral Foramen

Cervical Spinous Process

Cervical Transverse Process

Cervical Articular Facets

Atlas

Atlas

Transverse Foramen

Axis

Axis

Dens Process

Transverse Foramen

Thoracic Vertebrae

Thoracic Vertebrae

Thoracic Vertebral Body

Thoracic Vertebral Arch

Thoracic Vertebral Foramen

Thoracic Spinous Process

Thoracic Transverse Process

Thoracic Articular Facets

Lumbar Vertebrae (L1-L5)

Lumbar Vertebrae (L1-L5)

Lumbar Vertebral Body

Lumbar Vertebral Arch

Lumbar Vertebral Foramen

Lumbar Spinous Process

Lumbar Transverse Process

Lumbar Superior Articular Facets

Lumbar Inferior Articular Facet

Sacrum (made of sacral fused Vertebrae S1-S5)

Coccyx (Made of Coccygeal Fused Vertebrae Co1-Co4)

Mandibular Fossa

Frontal Squama

Supraorbital Margin

Supraorbital Foramen

Frontal Sinuse

Fontanelles

Styloid Process

Lesser Wing