the skull foramem and mandible

Adult Skull Foramina

• Key Foramina:

  1. Supraorbital notch

  2. Infraorbital foramen

  3. Mental foramen

  4. Superior orbital fissure

  5. Inferior orbital fissure

  6. Optic foramen

  7. Lacrimal foramen

Additional Foramina

• Further Foramina:

  1. Foramen magnum

  2. Foramen lacerum

  3. Foramen ovale

  4. Carotid foramen

  5. Jugular foramen

  6. Condyloid foramen

  7. Hypoglossal foramen

  8. Anterior palatine foramen

  9. Greater palatine foramen

  10. Stylomastoid foramen

Sectional Anatomy of the Skull

• Sectional View Foramina:

  1. Foramen magnum

  2. Foramen lacerum

  3. Foramen ovale

  4. Foramen spinosum

  5. Carotid foramen

  6. Jugular foramen

  7. Internal acoustic canal

  8. Foramen rotundum

  9. Olfactory foramen

  10. Optic foramen

Mandible and Hyoid Bone

• Mandible Anatomy:

  1. Mandibular condyle

  2. Mandibular notch

  3. Coronoid process

  4. Ramus

  5. Angle of the mandible

  6. Body

  7. Mental protuberance

  8. Alveolar processes

Dentition

• Types of Teeth:

  1. Incisors

  2. Cuspids

  3. Bicuspids

  4. Molars

Infant Skull Features

• Fontanels:

  1. Anterior fontanel

  2. Posterior fontanel