Chap 15 - Cranial Bones

Points at which the cranial bones join each other

Gaps of unossified tissue in the skull at birth

Forehead & roof of the eye sockets

Two bones - form the roof and upper part of the sides of the cranium

Two bones that form the lower sides and base of the cranium

Process of the temporal bone behind the ear

Means pole or stake - projects downward from the temporal bone

Forms the back and base of the skull
joins the parietal and temporal bones

Inferior part of the occipital bone where the spinal cord passes through

Bat shaped bone that extends behind the eyes forms part of the base of the skull
joins with the frontal, occipital, ethmoid bones

Depression in the sphenoid bone
where the pituitary gland is located

Thin delicate bone that supports the nasal cavity and forms part of the orbits of the eyes

Nasal bones - 2 slender bones that support the bridge of the nose
lacrimal bones - 2 small thin bones located in the corners of each eye contain fossae for the lacrimal gland (tear gland)
maxillary bones - 2 large bones upper jawbones - joined by a suture in the medial plane
mandibular bone - lower jaw bone
zygomatic bones - 2 bones form the high portion of the cheek
vomer - thin single flat bone that forms the lower portion of the nasal septum

Maxilla and mandible contain these
sockets for teeth

Frontal
Sphenoidal
Maxillary