ALL Bio 243 Bones (Names)

What feature is this?

squamous suture (parietal bone)

• the articulation between the parietal bone and the temporal bone

What bone is this?

temporal bone

1. external acoustic meatus

2. styloid process

3. zygomatic process

4. mastoid process

What feature is this?

external acoustic meatus (temporal bone)

• forms the canal in the outer ear leading to the eardrum and the middle ear

What feature is this?

styloid process of the temporal bone

What feature is this?

zygomatic process (temporal bone)

What feature is this?

mastoid process on temporal bone

What bone is this?

frontal bone

What is the frontal bone?

anterior part of the cranium that forms the forehead

What bone is this?

Parietal bone

1. sagittal suture

2. coronal suture

3. squamous suture

What feature is this?

sagittal suture (parietal bone)

• the midline articulation between the two parietal bones

What feature is this?

coronal suture (parietal bone)

• the articulation between the parietal bones and the frontal bone

What bone is this?

occipital bone

1. external occipital protuberance

2. lambdoid suture

3. occipitomastoid suture

4. foramen magnum

What feature is this?

external occipital protuberance (occipital bone)

What feature is this?

lambdoid suture (occipital bone)

• the articulation between the occipital bone and parietal bones

What feature is this?

occipitomastoid suture (occipital bone)

• the suture between the occipital bone and temporal bone

What feature is this?

foramen magnum (occipital bone)

• the large opening in the occipital bone that allows the spinal cord to join the brain

What bone is this?

sphenoid bone

• anterior to temporal bone that forms middle portion of the floor of the cranial vault along with the temporal bone

What bone is this?

ethmoid bone

• anterior to sphenoid bone, forms medial part of orbital wall (eye socket) and part of the roof of the nasal cavity

What bone is this?

mandible