frontal |
forehead bone |
zygomatic |
cheekbone |
mandible |
lower jaw |
nasal |
bridge of nose |
palatine |
posterior bones of the hard palate |
parietal |
much of the lateral and superior cranium |
occipital |
most posterior part of cranium |
sphenoid |
single, irregular, bat-shaped bone forming part of the cranial floor |
lacrimal |
tiny bones bearing tear ducts |
maxilla |
anterior part of hard palate |
ethmoid |
superior and middle nasal conchae formed from its projections |
temporal |
site of mastoid process |
sphenoid |
site of sella turcica |
ethmoid |
site of cribriform plate |
mandible |
site of mental foramen |
temporal |
site of styloid processes |
ethmoid, frontal, maxilla, sphenoid |
four bones containing paranasal sinuses |
occipital |
condyles here articulate with the atlas |
occipital |
foramen magnum contained here |
hyoid |
small U-shape bone in neck, where many tongue muscles attach |
palatine |
middle ear found here |
vomer, frontal |
nasal septum |
ethmoid |
bears an upward protrusion, the "cock's comb," or crista galli |
mandible, maxilla |
contain alveoli bearing teeth |