Lateral skull

Q: Frontal bone
A: Forehead bone

Q: Parietal bone
A: Top and upper side of skull

Q: Occipital bone
A: Back of the skull

Q: Temporal bone
A: Side of skull by your ear/temple

Q: Sphenoid bone (greater wing)
A: Small bone by the temple, behind the eye

Q: Ethmoid bone
A: Bone between the eye and nose

Q: Lacrimal bone
A: Tiny bone at inner corner of eye

Q: Nasal bone
A: Bridge of the nose

Q: Zygomatic bone
A: Cheekbone

Q: Maxilla
A: Upper jaw

Q: Mandible
A: Lower jaw


Q: Coronal suture
A: Line between frontal and parietal bones

Q: Squamous suture
A: Line between parietal and temporal bones

Q: Lambdoid suture
A: Line between parietal and occipital bones

Q: Occipitomastoid suture
A: Line between occipital and temporal bones behind the ear


Q: Zygomatic process
A: Temporal bone projection that helps make the cheek arch

Q: External acoustic meatus
A: Ear canal hole

Q: Mastoid process
A: Big rounded bump behind/below the ear canal

Q: Styloid process
A: Thin pointy spike below the ear canal

Q: Lacrimal fossa
A: Small depression by inner corner of eye


Q: Condylar process
A: Back upper projection of mandible; connects jaw to skull

Q: Coronoid process
A: Front upper projection of mandible

Q: Mandibular notch
A: Dip between condylar and coronoid processes

Q: Mandibular ramus
A: Upright/vertical part of lower jaw

Q: Mandibular angle
A: Corner of the jaw

Q: Mental foramen
A: Hole on the chin area

Q: Alveolar processes
A: Parts of the jaws that hold the teeth

The ones I'd memorize as instant associations

Zygomatic = cheek
Nasal = nose bridge
Maxilla = upper jaw
Mandible = lower jaw
Occipital = back of head
Temporal = ear/temple
External acoustic meatus = ear hole
Mastoid = big bump behind ear
Styloid = skinny spike
Ramus = vertical jaw
Angle = jaw corner
Notch = dip in jaw
Condylar = BACK jaw projection
Coronoid = FRONT jaw projection
Mental foramen = chin hole
Alveolar = holds teeth