frontal
bone forming anterior cranium
zygomatic
cheekbones
maxilla
upper jaw
nasal
bony skeleton of nose
palatine
posterior roof of mouth
parietal
bone repair united by the sagittal suture
temporal
site of jugular foramen & carotid canal
sphenoid
contains a "saddle" that houses the pituitary gland
lacrimal
allows tear ducts to pass
palatine
forms most of hard palate
ethmoid
superior & medial nasal conchae are part of this bone
temporal
site of external auditory meatus
sphenoid
has greater & lesser wings
ethmoid
its "holey" plate allows olfactory fibers to pass
nasal
facial bone that contains a sinus
ethmoid, sphenoid, & frontal
three cranial bones containing paranasal sinuses
occipital
its oval-shaped protrusions articulate with the atlas
occipital
spinal cord passes through a large opening in this bone
hyoid
not really a skull bone
mandible
forms the chin
vomer
inferior part of nasal septum
maxilla & mandible
contain alveoli bearing teeth
two major components of axial skeleton
vertebral column & bony thorax
suture
joints of the skull
sagittal suture
two parietals
coronal suture
parietal & frontal
squamos suture
parietal & temporal
lambdoid
parietal & occipital
8 bones of the cranium
frontal, occcipital, R&L parietal, R&L temporal, sphenoid, & ethmoid
orbit
eye socket
spine
sharp, slender process
tubercle
small rounded projection
tuberosity
large rounded projection
head
structure supported on the neck
ramus
armlike projection
condyle
rounded, convex projection
meatus
canal-like structure
foramen
opening through a bone
fossa
shallow depression
sinus
air-filled cavity
trochanter
large irregularly shaped projection
diaphysis
made almost entirely of compact bone
epiphysis/spongy bone
site of blood cell formation
periosteum
fibrous membrane that covers the bone
epiphysis
scientific term for bone end
medullary cavity
contains fat in adult bones
epiphyseal line
growth plate remnant