The A To Z of Bones of The Skull

The
A to Z
of
Bones of The Skull
Dr A. L. Neill
BSc MSc MBBS PhD FACBS
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The
A to Z
of
Bones of The Skull
The A to Z of the Bones of the Skull
Introduction
After the A to Z of Skeletal Muscles was released to my
students (and later my colleagues with the help of Aspen),
I received some very valuable feedback from both. From this
feedback it became apparent that this format was helpful to all
in the health professional field. It was also apparent that there
was a need for another pocket reference
book of this type on bones and
nerves. So as with the other book,
I have started with a prototype
examining the bones of one of the
most complex group in the body,
the SKULL.
It is hoped that this proves to be as
useful as my first A to Z book, and
goes on to become a more
comprehensive but quick and simple reference
for all bones.
Acknowledgement
I would like to thank Aspen Pharmacare Australia and
particularly Mr Greg Lam CEO and Mr Robert Koster Head of
Marketing and Sales for stepping in and giving me their
support in this project when it seemed I was not going to be
able to complete it, due to lack of resources and time.
Students, as always, but particularly today have to sacrifice
many things in their pursuit of knowledge. It is hoped that this
book will help to make that pathway easier and more
enjoyable. As with my other ventures in this A to Z series we
want to give knowledge to any who wish to use it.
Dedication
To MICKEY 390335, and to stopping pettiness, spite and
misinformation wherever it lies.
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How to use this book

After examining the SKULL as a WHOLE from many view
points, identifying individual bones, cavities, impressions and
surfaces and including common radiological views, with
explanatory diagrams, this book lists all the bones of the skull
in ALPHABETICAL order as far as possible. Images of the Skull
in situ are also included.
Features are named using in the most familiar terms and those
agreed upon by anatomical nomenclature convention avoiding
eponymous terms wherever possible but as with all anatomical
studies sometimes several terms are used to name the same
feature. Wherever this is common and to save confusion
reference is made to each term. Similarly between disciplines
such as radiology and osteology as well as anatomy the same
view may be described several different ways,
so when this is also common and to
provide clarity these terms are mentioned.
The pages facing each image contain the
key/legends to the labels on that diagram.
This is to help in the learning of the features
and to prevent confusion in the examination of
the bones. Numbering commences anew with each diagram.
However, with some bones one view is not enough (e.g.
Temporal and Sphenoid) to conceptualize all the surfaces and
articulations, so these bones are then shown with the same
numbering sequentially in an alphabetical way, on each related
diagram. Occasionally they are also shown in situ, in other
words as they lay in the skull. This is particularly the case with
the Palatine bones. These bones are hard to see as they are
surrounded by other structures and deeply embedded in the
head, so several views and rotations of the bone are shown
and labelled to see their connections, as well as a view
showing how they are placed relative to other bones.
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Capitalization is used to demonstrate the bones involved in

several structures including joints of all kinds (e.g. sutures).
In other words the parietomastoid suture is listed as ParietoMastoid suture to further remind the reader of the involved
bones or bony features involved in the composition of the
structure. This helps to further orientate the reader to the
structural components of the feature.
It is hoped that this will prove a valuable resource for those
examining individual bones as in the study of ANATOMY and its
many uses such as: archeology, anthropology, chiropractic
dentistry, forensics, geology, medicine, orthopaedics, osteology,
paleontology, paleobiology, physiotherapy and surgery. It is to
be a forerunner of a more complete listing of all bones from A
to Z and a more extensive development of other aspects of the
skull such as measurement markers, development milestones,
individual and ethnic variations the A to Z of the Skull part
II. Hence any
suggestions on format
or inclusions will be
gratefully received.
Thank you
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Table of contents
Introduction
Acknowledgement
Dedication
How to Use this book
Table of Articulations of the Skull
Common Terms used in Osteology
Classification and summary of skull bones
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The Skull 13-36

External Skull Anterior (norma frontalis)
radiology - occipitofrontal (complete)
radiology - occipitofrontal (upper aspect)
radiology - occipitomental (lower aspect)
External Skull Inferior (Base of Skull) (norma basilaris)
radiology - submentovertical view (view from below)
External Skull Lateral (norma lateralis)
radiology - lateral
External Skull Posterior (norma occipitalis)
External Skull Superior (norma verticularis)
Internal Skull Inferior - Skull Cap
Internal Skull Superior - Internal Base - cranial fossae
Bones of the Skull 37-70

Auditory Ossicles: malleus, incus and stapes enclosed within the
Temporal bone
Ethmoid bones Anterior & Lateral, Superior, Medial
Frontal bone
Hyoid bone
Lacrimal bones
Mandible
radiology - Orthopantomogram = OPG (Anterior)
radiology - Lateral (with soft tissue)
radiology mandibular joint (jaw) open and closed see also TMJ
(temporomandibular joint)
Maxilla / Maxillae bones
Maxillae bones Inferior
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Nasal bones
Occipital External, Internal
Palatine bones
Parietal External, Internal
Sphenoid Anterior, Posterior
Sutural / Extrasutural bones - Incus
Temporal External, Inferior, Interior
Vomer
Zygoma
Cavities of the Skull 71-90

Anterior Cranial Fossa
Base of the Skull internal
Cranial Fossae Anterior, Middle, Posterior
Maxillary Sinus
Middle Cranial Fossa
Nasal cavity Dissected, Lateral, Septum
Orbital cavity (Orbital fossa) Anterior
radiology obital cavity anterior
radiology orbital cavity lateral
Posterior Cranial Fossa
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Common terms in Osteology

(the study of bones) (with particular reference to the skull)
Ala
A wing, hence a wing-like process as in the Ethmoid bone pl.- alae.
Alveolus
Air filled bone - tooth socket
Aperture
An opening or space between bones or within a bone.
Areola
Small, open spaces as in the areolar part of the Maxilla.
Articulation
Joint, which is a point of contact b/n 2 opposing bones.
Auditory
Pertaining to hearing, hence, pertaining to the ear.
Axial
Refers to the head and trunk (vertebrae, ribs and sternum) of the body.
Basilar
Relating to the base or bottom of structures
Basiocranium
Bones of the base of the skull
Boss
A smooth round broad eminence - mainly in the Frontal bone

female > male
Bregma
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Refers to a junction of more than 2 bones in a joint as in the Bregma

the skull, junction between the coronal and sagittal sutures which in
the infant is not closed and can be felt pulsating - site of the anterior
fontanelle.
Calotte
The calotte consists of the calvaria from which the base has been
removed.
Calvaria
The calvaria refers to the cranium without the facial bones attached.
Canal
Tunnel / extended foramen as in the carotid canal at the base of the

skull adj,- canular (canicular - small canal)
Caput / Kaput
The head or of a head, adj.- capitate = having a head

(c.f.decapitate)
Carotid
To put to sleep; compression of the common or internal carotid artery

causes coma. This refers to bony points related to the Carotid vessels
Cavity
An open area or sinus within a bone or formed by two or more bones

(adj. cavernous), may be used interchangeably with fossa. Cavity
tends to be more enclosed fossa a shallower bowl like space (Orbital
fossa-Orbital cavity).
Cavum
A cave.
Cephalic
Pertaining to the head
Clinoid
Like a bed-post, part of a four poster bed so that clinoid process looks
like a bed post (generally with other posts) as in the Sphenoid bone.
Clivus
A slope hence in the anterior cranial fossa referring to a slope on

the base of the cavity.
Cochlea
A snail hence snail-like shape relating to the Organ of Corti in the ear.
Concha
A shell shaped bone as in the ear or nose (pl. conchae adj.

chonchoid) old term for this turbinate.
Condyle
A rounded enlargement or process possessing an articulating surface.
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Cornu
A horn (as in the Hyoid)
Corona
A crown. adj.- coronary, coronoid or coronal; hence a coronal plane

is parallel to the main arch of a crown which passes from ear to ear
(c.f. coronal suture).
Cranium
The cranium of the skull comprises all of the bones of the skull except
for the mandible.
Crest
Prominent sharp thin ridge of bone formed by the attachment of

muscles particularly powerful ones eg Temporalis/Sagittal crest
Cribiform / EthmoidA sieve or bone with small sieve-like holes.

Cuneate / Cuneus A wedge / wedge-shaped
Dens
A tooth hence dentine and dental relating to teeth, denticulate having

tooth-like projections adj dentate See odontoid
Depression
A concavity on a surface
Diaphysis
The body of a long bone. In the young this is the region between the
growth plates.
Diplo
The cancellous bone between the inner and outer tables of the skull,
adj.- diploic.
Eminence
A smooth projection on a bone.
Endocranium
Refers to the interior of the braincase adj.- endocranial divided into

the 3 major fossae anterior (for the Frontal lobes) middle (containing
Temporal lobes) and posterior (for the containment of the Cerebellum).
Epiphysis
The end of a long bone beyond the growth plate or epiphyseal plate.
There are 2 epiphyses to each long bone.
Euryon
The ectocranial point of the greatest breadth

i.e. the widest point across the skull.
Facet
A face, a small bony surface (occlusal facet on the chewing surfaces

of the teeth) seen in planar joints.
Fissure
A narrow slit or gap from cleft.
Fontanelle
A fountain, associated with the palpable pulsation of the brain as in

the anterior fontanelle of an infant. These soft spots on the skull are
cartilagenous connective tissue coverings joints which allow for skull
cranial expansion and then become the mould for the bone
development and shape joining long the sutural lines, later becoming
the Bregma.
Foramen
A natural hole in a bone usually for the transmission of blood vessels

and/or nerves.(pl. foramina).
Fornix
An arch
Fossa
A pit, depression, or concavity, on a bone, or formed from several

bones as in temporomandibular fossa. Shallower and more like a
bowl than a cavity
Fovea
A small pit (usually smaller than a fossa)- as in the fovea of the

occlusal surface of the molar tooth.
Gallus / Galli
A cock, hence, crista galli, the cock's comb (i e possessive

form of gallus).
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Glabella
Most anterior midline point of the Frontal bone - that point between
the eyebrows which should be hairless. This is the Latin derivation of
this word.
Gnathion
Midline point which is the most inferior point of the Mandible.
Groove
long pit or furrow
Gyrus
A circle, hence a coil of brain cortex.
Hamus
A hook hence the term used for bones which hook around other
bones or where other structures are able to attach by hooking hamulus = a small hook.
Hyoid
U-shaped
Incisura
A notch.
Inter
between
Intra
within
Introitus
An orifice or point of entry to a cavity or space.
Jugum
A bridge between 2 halves of a bone pl.( juga) as in Sphenoid .
Lacerum
Something lacerated, mangled or torn eg foramen lacerum small

sharp hole at the base of the skull often ripping tissue in trauma.
Lacrimal
Related to tears and tear drops. (noun lacrima)
Lambda
From the Greek letter a capital 'L' and written as an inverted V.

(adj.- lambdoid) and used to name the point of connection
between the 3 skull bones Occipital and Temporals.
Lamina
A plate as in the lamina of the vertebra a plate of bone connecting the

vertical and transverse spines (pl. laminae)
Linea
A line as in the Nuchal lines of the Occitipum
Locus
A place (c.f. location, locate, dislocate).
Magnum
Large pl magna
Malleus
Hammer (as in the ear ossicle)
Mandible
From the verb to chew, hence, the movable lower jaw;

adj.- mandibular.
Mastoid
A breast or teat shape - mastoid process of the Temporal bone.
Maxilla
The jaw-bone; now used only for the upper jaw; adj.- maxillary.
Meatus
A short passage; adj.- meatal as in external acoustic meatus

connecting the outer ear with the middle ear.
Mental
Relating to the chin (mentum = chin not mens = mind).
Metaphysis
The slightly expanded end of the shaft of a bone.
Nasion
Midline point where the Nasal and Frontal bones meet .
Neurocranium
The neurocranium refers only to the braincase of the skull.
Notch
An indentation in the margin of a structure.
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Nucha
The nape or back of the neck adj.- nuchal.
Occiput
The prominent convexity of the back of the head Occipitum =

Occipital bone adj.- occipital
Occulus
An eye
Odontoid
relating to teeth, toothlike see Dens
Opisthion
Midline point at the posterior margin of the Foramen Magnum
Orbit
A circle; the name given to the bony socket in which the eyeball
rotates; adj - orbital.
Orifice
An opening.
Os
A bone adj osseus
Ossicle
A small bone as in the ear ossicles: stapes (stirrup), incus (anvil) and
malleus (hammer).
Ostium
A door, an opening, an orifice.
Otic
Pertaining to the ear
Ovale
Oval shaped
Palate
A roof adj.- palatal or platatine.
Parietal
Pertaining to the outer wall of a cavity from paries, a wall.
Parotid
Pertaining to a region beside or near the ear
Pars
A part of
Pecten
A comb.
Petrous
Pertaining to a rock / rocky / stoney adj.- petrosal
Process
A general term describing any marked projection or prominence as in

the mandibular process.
Prominens
A projection
Prosthion
Midline point of the maxilla alveolar bone which is most anterior
Pterion
A wing; the region where the tip of the greater wing of the sphenoid
meets or is close to the parietal, separating the frontal from the
squamous region of the temporal bone. (TERY- on) Alternatively the
region where these 4 bones meet.
Pterygoid
Wing shaped
Recess
A secluded area or pocket; a small cavity set apart from a main cavity.
Rectus
straight - erect
Rhinion
Midline point of the free end of the Nasal bones where they join with
the Nasal cartilages
Ridge
elevated bony growth often roughened.
Rotundum
Round
Sagittal
An arrow, the sagittal suture is notched posteriorly, making it look like

an arrow by the lambdoid sutures.
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Sella
A saddle; adj.- sellar, sella turcica = Turkish saddle.
Sesamoid
grainlike
Sigmoid
S-shaped, from the letter Sigma which is S in Greek.
Sinus
A space usually within a bone lined with mucous membrane, such as

the frontal and maxillary sinuses in the head, (also, a modified BV
usually vein with an enlarged lumen for blood storage and containing
no or little muscle in its wall). Sinuses may contain air, venous or
arterial blood, lymph or serous fluid depending upon location and
health of the subject adj.- sinusoid.
Skull
The skull refers to all of the bones that comprise the head.
Spheno
A wedge i.e. the Sphenoid is the bone which wedges in the base of
the skull between the unpaired frontal and occipital bones
adj.- sphenoid .
Spine
A thorn adj.- spinous descriptive of a sharp, slender

process/protrusion.
Splanchocranium The splanchocranium refers to the facial bones of the skull.

Sulcus
long wide groove often due to a BV indentation
Suture
The saw-like edge of a cranial bone that serves as joint between

bones of the skull.
Stylos
An instrument for writing hence adj.- styloid a pencil-like structure.
Symphysis
A joint or a growth
Tectum
A roof.
Tegmen
A covering.
Temporal
Refers to time and the fact that grey hair (marking the passage of
time) often appears first at the site of the temporal bone.
Tentorium
A tent.
Trabecula
A little beam i.e. supporting structure or strut pl. trabeculae
Tubercle
A small process or bump, an eminence..
Tuberculum
A very small prominence, process or bump.
Tuberosity
A large rounded process or eminence, a swelling or large rough

prominence often associated with a tendon or ligament attachment.
Turbinate
A childs spinning top, hence shaped like a top. An old term for the
nasal conchae.
Tympanum
A drum pl. tympani
Uncus
A hook adj.- uncinate.
Vagina
A sheath; hence, invagination is the acquisition of a sheath by

pushing inwards into a structure, and evagination is similar but
produced by pushing outwards adj.- vaginal.
Zygoma
A yoke , hence, the bone joining the maxillary, frontal, temporal &
sphenoid bones adj.- zygomatic.
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Classification and Summary of Skull bones

Flat bones
Thin flattened and usually curved bones. Most Skull bones.
Irregular bones Various shapes not easily classified Sphenoid

Long bone
Longer than wide 2 ends epiphysis and a central

diaphysis. Growth mainly lengthwise. Most limb bones.
Pneumatic bone/Alveolar bone

Bones filled with air to lighten their weight Maxilla, Frontal, Mandible and bones with sinuses
Sesamoid bone Bones completely surrounded by soft tissue w/o joints
Hyoid
Short bone
Roughly cubic in shape. Most wrist and ankle bones; many

of the bones at the base of the skull.
Sutural bone
Wormian bone small bones which occur within the skull

sutures sometimes called extra-sutural if the main part of
the bone is outside of the suture. Generally they are
unnamed although the Incus is the name given to the large
extra-sutural bone when present.
There are:
22 paired skull bones including the ear ossicles / not

including the teeth.
5 single bones mainly on the base of the skull
1 mandible
1 hyoid
variable sutural and extra-sutural bones (generally between 3-5)
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External Skull Anterior

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Frontal bone
Fronto-Nasal suture
Inter-Nasal suture
Nasal bone, Lacrimal bone
Supra-Orbital foramen
Spheno-Parietal suture
Spheno-Frontal suture
Spheno-Squamosal suture
Zygoma
Zygomatico-Maxillary suture
Infra-orbital foramen
Middle Nasal concha - turbinate (from Ethmoid bone)
Inferior nasal concha - turbinate (from Ethmoid bone)
Vomer
Mandible
Mental foramen
Inter-Maxillary suture
Maxilla
Ethmoid bone (Orbital plate)
Inferior Orbital fissure
Temporo-Zygomatic suture
Superior Orbital suture
Fronto-Zygomatic suture
Greater wing of the Sphenoid
Coronal suture - Fronto-Parietal suture
Lesser wing of the Sphenoid
Optic foramen
Metopic suture (rare) Fronto-Fronto suture
Glabella
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THE SKULL
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Sagittal suture
Lamboid suture (view to the posterior) meeting at
the Bregma
Frontal sinus
Supraorbital fissure
Fronto-Zygomatic suture
Petrous ridge
Anterior clinoid process
Floor of the hypophyseal fossa + upper apex of
nasal cavity adjacent to nasal sinuses
Lateral pterygoid plate
Base of the skull - floor of posterior cranial cavity
Foramen rotundum
Mastoid process
Upper central incisor tooth
Mandible
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THE SKULL
radiology occipitofrontal (upper)

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Frontal sinus
Ethmoid sinus
Maxillary sinus
Foramen rotundum
Posterior clinoid process
Petrous ridge
Crista galli
Frontal process of zygoma
Middle concha - turbinate
Inferior concha - turbinate
Lateral border of Greater wing of sphenoid
Greater wing of sphenoid
Lesser wing of sphenoid
Hard palate
Infraorbital foramen
Zygomaticofacial foramen
Coronoid process of the mandible
Soft tissue of lower lid
Pterygoid plates of the sphenoid
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upper and lower views in detail
THE SKULL
radiology occipitomental (lower)

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Frontal sinus
Ethmoid sinus
Maxillary sinus
Foramen rotundum
Petrous ridge
Crista galli
Middle concha - turbinate
Inferior concha - turbinate
Lateral border of Greater wing of sphenoid
Greater wing of sphenoid
Lesser wing of sphenoid
Hard palate
Zygomaticofacial foramen
Coronoid process of the mandible
Soft tissue of lower lid
Pterygoid plates of the sphenoid
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External Skull Inferior

Base of Skull
THE SKULL
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Incisive fossa - Alveolare

Medial Pterygoid plate and Hamulus (ethmoid)
Posterior Nasal aperture
Pterygoid plate (ethmoid)
Lateral Pterygoid plate (ethmoid)
Zygomatic arch
Mandibular fossa
External Auditory meatus
Styloid process
Mastoid process
Parieto - Mastoid suture
Occipito - Mastoid suture
Foramen magnum
External Occipital proturberance
Sagittal suture - Parieto - Parieto suture
Lambda
Lambda suture
Superior nuchal line (Occipital)
Inferior nuchal line (Occipital)
Occipital condyle
Jugular foramen (fossa)
Stylo-Mastoid foramen
Carotid foramen - Carotid canal
Foramen spinosum
Foramen lacerum-Basilar suture
Greater Palatine foramen
Horizontal plate of Palatine
Palatine process of the Maxilla
Foramen ovale
Alveolon
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External Skull Inferior

radiology submentovertical view
THE SKULL
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Nasal septum (vomer and perpendicular plate of

the ethmoid)
Posterior border of vomer
Maxillary sinus
Ethmoid sinus
Greater palatine foramen
Lesser palatine foramen
Sphenoid sinus
Posterior orbital margin - greater wing of the
sphenoid
Posterior boundary of the maxillary sinus
Zygomatic arch
Lesser wing of the sphenoid
Head of mandible condyloid process
Foramen ovalae
Foramen spinosum
Spine of the sphenoid
Foramen lacerum
Clivus - base of the occipital and sphenoid bones
Eustachian tube - (pharyngotympanic tube)
Carotid canal
Jugular foramen
Stylomastoid foramen
Anterior arch of the atlas (C1)
Odontoid process of axis (C2)
Occipital condyles
Foramen magnum
Canaliculus for tympanic nerve
Inner and outer tables of the skull - Diploe
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External Skull Lateral

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Frontal bone - Temporal ridges for attachment of

Temporalis
Bregma - Coronal suture
Parietal bone
Parieto-Temporal suture
Lambda - Occipito-Parietal suture
Occipital bone - Occipitum
Occipito-Mastoid suture
Porion - upper margin of external auditory meatus
Mastoid process
Temporal bone
Styloid process
Zygomatic arch
Ramus of the Mandible
Body of the Mandible
Gnathion
Maxilla
Zygoma
Prosthion
Rhinion
Nasal bone
Lacrimal bone
Nasion
Glabella
Frontal bone
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External Skull Lateral / oblique

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Coronal suture
Impression for Middle meningeal artery
Lambdoid suture
Wormian bone - Extrasutural bone
Styloid process
Posterior wall of Nasopharynx
Clivus - (base of Sphenoid and Occiptal bones)
Hypophyseal fossa
Sphenoid sinus
Posterior Air cells in the Ethmoid - Ethmoid sinus
Anterior Air cells in the Ethmoid - Ethmoid sinus
Frontal sinus
Zygoma - frontal process
Maxilla - malar process
Zygoma - Arch
Posterior border of the Maxillary sinus
Hard palate - Palatine bone
Alveolar bone in Maxilla
Pterygoid plates
Soft tissue of Soft Palate and Uvula
Mandibular canal
Head of Mandible
Coronoid process of Mandible
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External Skull Posterior

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Sagittal sinus
Parietal foramen
Lambda Pareito - Occipital suture
Occipital bone
Lambdoid suture
Superior nuchal line
Highest nuchal line
Mastoid process
External Occitipal protruberance
Inferior nuchal groove
Superior nuchal groove
Sutural bones - Inca
Euyron
Parietal bone
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External Skull Superior

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Occipital bone
Lambdoid suture - Occipito-Parieto suture
Parietal eminence - Euryon
Frontal bone
Bregma
Coronal suture
Parietal bone
Sagittal suture
Lambda
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Internal Skull Inferior

Skull cap
THE SKULL
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Lambda
Lambdoid suture
Parietal foramen
Diploe
Bregma
Coronal suture
Frontal crest and Diploe - inner and outer tables of
the skull bone
Frontal bone
Depressions for arachnoid granulations
Grooves for middle meningeal vessels
Parietal bone
Sagittal suture
Groove for superior sagittal sinus
Occipital bone
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Internal Skull Inferior

Internal base Cranial fossa
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Cribiform plate
Frontal sinus
Crista Galli
Orbital plate of Frontal bone
Jugum of Sphenoid
Optic canal
Lesser wing of the Sphenoid bone
Anterior Clinoid process
Foramen rotundum
Foramen lacerum
Foramen ovale
Foramen spinosum
Dorsum sellae
Internal acoustic meatus
Jugular foramen
Foramen magnum
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MIDDLE FOSSA
ANTERIOR FOSSA
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Ethmoid bones
Anterior / Lateral / Medial / Superior
Description - Light spongy bone the size and shape of an ice
cube, located between the 2 orbital cavities.
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Ethmoidal labyrinth containing air cells

(part of the Ethmoid sinus) continuous with the
Sphenoid sinus
Crista Galli
Orbital plate of Ethmoid bone (part of the Orbital
cavity)
Middle Nasal concha
Jugum of Sphenoid - Jugum Sphenoidale
(Bridge connecting the 2 wings of the Sphenoid
bone)
Perpendicular plate of the Palatine bone
Uncinate process
Ala (of Crista Galli)
Anterior groove (on the Ethmoid)
Posterior groove (on the Ethmoid)
Cribiform plate (entrance for the Olfactory nerve)
Vomer
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Lateral
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Superior
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Frontal bones Anterior / Lateral / Inferior

Description - Unpaired largest and very robust anterior bone
forming the forehead - horizontal section forming the roof of
the orbit.
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Frontal tuberosity - Frontal bossing

Superciliary arch
Supraorbital margin and notch
Nasal spine - medial to articulation with Lacrimal
bones
Superior and inferior temporal lines
Superior Orbital plate - pars orbitalis
Frontal and Ethmoid air cells - Frontal sinus
Posterior Ethmoidal foramen
Anterior Ethmoidal foramen
Zygomatic process
Supra - Orbital notch or foramen
Lacrimal fossa
Metopic suture - frontal suture, Glabella
Frontal squama
Ethmoidal notch
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Hyoid bone
Description - Small U-shaped bone. Attached to the styloid
processes via ligaments, this bone has no articulations and is
not normally broken in normal trauma. It may be broken in
hanging and strangulation.
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Body of hyoid
Greater horn (cornu)
Lesser horn (cornu)
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Mandible Lateral / Posterior

Description - The lower jaw bone joins the skull via a single
paired joint the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) via the
condyles and a cartilaginous plate in the Temporal fossa.
Primary function - mastication.
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Mandibular notch
Pterygoid fovea
Head of Mandible - Condyle - Condylar process
Neck of Mandible
Posterior border of ramus of mandible
Ramus - Vertical ramus
Angle of mandible
Oblique line
Inferior border
Body - Horizontal ramus
Base
Mental foramen
Mental tubercle - Gnathion
Mental protuberance
Alveolar bone surrounding teeth
Anterior border of ramus
Coronoid process - Endocoronial ridge
Mandibular foramen
Lingula
Superior and inferior mental spines
Digastric fossa
Mylohyoid line
Mylohyoid groove
Extramolar sulcus
Infradentale
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Mandible Anterior
radiology
orthopantomogram = OPG
Used to show mandibular fractures and an overview of
sinuses and complete dentition
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Central incisor
Lateral incisor
Canine
First premolar
Second premolar
First molar
Second molar
Pulp chamber
Coronoid process
Head of mandible
Zygoma
Maxillary sinus
Anterior nasal spine of maxilla
Vomer (nasal septum)
Sites for the third molar
Hard palate
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Mandible Lateral
radiology
Showing relationship to surrounding soft tissue
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Head of mandible Condylar process
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Neck of the Mandible
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Hard Palate
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Soft Palate
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Anterior notch of the Atlas (C1)
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Odontoid process of the Axis (C2) Dens
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Posterior aspect of the tongue
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Retropharyngeal sac
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Vallecula - fold anterior to epiglottis
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Hyoid bone
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Mandibular joint
Temporo-Mandibular joint (TMJ) Lateral
radiology
Open - upper
Shut - lower
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Head of mandible Condylar process
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Neck of the Mandible
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Coronoid process
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Zygomatic arch
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External auditory meatus + Handle of the malleus
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Articular cubicle
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Mastoid process
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Groove for posterior belly of Digastric muscle
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Mandibular fossa
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Greater wing of the sphenoid (basal surface)
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Lesser wing of the sphenoid
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Maxilla / Maxillae Bones

Anterior / Lateral / Medial
Description - Paired bones which form the dominant portion
of the face and hold the upper teeth. The overgrowth of the
maxilla is often the reason for orthodontic treatment.
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Frontal process
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Medial Orbital surface
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Infra-Orbital margin
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Zygomatic process
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Infra-Orbital foramen
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Nasal crest
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Anterior nasal spine
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Alveolar bone around teeth
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Tuberosity
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Infra-Temporal surface
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Orbital surface
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Palatine process
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Ethmoid crest
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Middle meatus
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Conchal crest
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Anterior Nasal spine
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premaxillary suture is here - fuses with completed jaw
growth Incisive canal supported by the canine jugun
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Greater Palatine canal - groove
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Articulating surface - with Palatine bones
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Maxillary hiatus continues with the sinus
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Nasal Lacrimal process
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Alveolus -bone containing tooth root
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Canine jugun
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Inferior meatus
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Maxilla / Maxillae Bones Inferior

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Incisive fossa
Median Palatine suture (Inter-Maxillary suture)
Groove for greater Palatine vessels
Palatine process of the Maxilla
Greater Palatine foramen
Palato-Maxillary suture
Inter-Palatine suture
Lesser Palatine foramen
Posterior Nasal spine
Foramen spinosum
Foramen ovale
Carotid canal
Foramen lacerum
Occipital condyle
Foramen magnum
Palato-vaginal canal
Pharyngeal tubercle
Ala of Vomer
Medial Pterygoid plate
Lateral Pterygoid plate
Infratemporal crest of Sphenoid
Zygomatic arch
Pyramidal process of the Palatine bone
Maxillary tuberosity
Left Third Molar tooth LM3
Left Second molar tooth - LM2
Left First molar tooth LM1
Left Second premolar tooth - LP2
Left First premolar tooth - LP1
Left Canine tooth LC1
Left Second incisor tooth - LI2
Left First incisor tooth LI1
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Nasal Bones
External (rotated 180 degrees to show)
Internal (below)
also see the Nasal Cavity to see the Nasal bones in situ
Description - Small thin rectangular paired bones below the
Glabella, the inferior edges form the top margin of the nasal
aperture. Inferior nasal conchae - small snail shaped fragile
bones extending along the lateral walls of the nasal cavity on top
of the palatines.
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surface with Frontal bone and Lacrimal bone

Articuation surface with the Maxilla
External surface
Notch for external nasal nerve
Foramen for Veins / Venous foramen
Articulation with other nasal bone (here - Right nasal bone)
Internal surface
Groove for anterior Ethmoidal nerve
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Occipital bone External / internal

Description - Large bowl like bone with a hole at the inferoposterior portion of the skull. Articulates with vertebral
column C1 and C2.
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Superior angle
Highest nuchal line
Inferior nuchal line
Mastoid margin
Jugular process
Condylar fossa
Occipital condyle
Foramen magnum
Hypoglossal canal
Condylar canal
Lateral surface
Lateral angle
External / Internal Occipital crest
Squamous surface
External / Internal Occipital protuberance
Lamboid margin
Cerebral fossa
Groove for transverse sinus
Attachment for Tentorium Cerebelli
Groove for superior sigmoid sinus
Jugluar notch
Jugular tubercle
Attachments for Falx Cerebri
Opisthion
Basion
Occipital sulcus - Sagittal sinus
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Palatine bones (Left)

Anterior / Lateral / Medial / Posterior / Sagittal
Description - Delicate paired small bones L-shaped bones
forming the palate and the floor of the nasal cavity.
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Perpendicular plate - vertical plate

Maxilla
Orbital process
Spheno-Papalatine notch
Spenoidal process - Pterygo-Palatine canal
Horizontal plane
Pyramidal process - Posterior nasal spine
Palatine bone
Sphenoidal process
Maxillary process
Ethmoidal crest
Greater Palatine groove
Conchal crest
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Medial
Anterior
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Parietal bone (Left) External / Internal

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Superior Temporal line

Parietal eminence
Articulation with the Occipital bone
(Lambdoid suture)
Articulation with the Temporal bone (Mastoid)
Parieto-Mastoid suture
Articulation with the Temporal (Squamous)
Temporo-Parietal suture
Articulation with the Sphenoid (Greater wing)
Spheno-Parietal suture
Articulation with the Frontal bone Coronal suture
Inferior Temporal line
Frontal angle
Sphenoidal angle
Groove for frontal branch of Middle Meningeal
vessels
Groove for parietal branch of Middle Meningeal
vessels
Mastoid angle
Groove for sigmoid sinus
Occipital angle
Articulation between Parietal bones Sagittal suture
Arachnoid granulations - Granular fovea
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Sphenoid Anterior / Posterior

Description: A single wedge-shaped bone consisting of four
parts: the central body; the lateral greater wings, the
medial lesser wings and the lower Pterygoid plates. The
bone looks like a bat in flight and is the centre piece of the
skull.
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Articulation with Left Temporal bone

Orbital surface
Infratemporal crest
Body of the Sphenoid
Openings for sphenoidal sinuses
Lesser Wing
Squamosal suture - Articulation
with Right Temporal bone
Superior orbital fissure
Foramen rotundum
Pterygoid canal
Rostrum
Vaginal process
Pterygoid hamulus
Pterygoid notch
Lateral Pterygoid plate
Pterygoid process
Sphenoid spine
Cerebral surface of the Greater Wing
Posterior Clinoid process
Dorsum Sellae
Scaphoid fossa
Occipital surface
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Temporal bone (Left) External / Inferior / Internal

Description - Paired bones which are involved in both the
wall and the base of the skull. They contain the auditory
ossicles and form the only joint with the mandible.
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Suprameatal triangle
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Groove for middle Temporal artery
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Parietal notch
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Squamo-Mastoid suture
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Mastoid area
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Mastoid process
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Sheath of Styloid process
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Styloid process
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Tympanic part l
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External Acoustic meatus / anterior border (bony ear
hole)
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Mandibular fossa
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Zygomatic process
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Articular tubercle
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Postglenoid tubercle
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Squamous part - Squama
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Stylomastoid foramen
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Mastoid notch - Digastric groove
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Occipital groove
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Jugular surface
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Jugular fossa
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Canaliculus (opening) for Tympanic nerve
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Petrous part
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Carotid canal
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Edge of Tegmen Tympani
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Groove for the Middle Meningeal vessels
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Groove for the superior Petrosal sinus
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Articulation with the greater wing of the Sphenoid
Spheno-Temporal suture
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Zygomatic process
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Groove for the Middle Meningeal vessels
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Internal Acoustic meatus
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Articulates with the Occipital bone
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Aqueduct of the Vestibule
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Mastoid foramen
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Groove for sigmoid sinus - Sigmoid sulcus
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Arcuate eminence
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Articulates with the parietal bone - Temporoparietal
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Vomer Lateral / Posterior / in situ

Description - A single small narrow frail plough-shaped
midline bone. Deviation of this bone may obstruct the nasal
airways.
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Ala (Alae)
Articulation with Maxillae and Palatine
Maxillovomer suture / palatinovomer suture
Groove for the nasopalantine nerves and vessels
Articulation with nasal cartilages
Articulation with Sphenoid bone
Articulation with the Ethmoid plate
Perpendicular plate of the Ethmoid
Body of Vomer
Maxillae areolar bone
Medial pterygoid plate
Frontal bone
Sphenoid sinus
Anterior of nasal bones
Frontal sinus
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Zygoma Antero-Lateral / Postero-Medial

Description - Paired cheek bones which form the
prominent corners of the face under the orbital rim.
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Frontal process
Zygomatico-Facial formina
Articulation with the Frontal bone
Articulation with the Sphenoid
Zygomatico-Orbital foramina
Articulation with Maxilla
Zyomatico-Temporal foramina
Temporal process
Maxillary process
Orbital surface
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Anterior Cranial Fossa

Superior view from the top
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Frontal sinus
Frontal crest
Foramen Caecum
Cranionasal exit of the anterior ethmoidal nerve
Slit for the process of the dura mater
Anterior Ethmoidal groove
Concealed entry for the anterior Ethmoidal nerve
Posterior Ethmoidal groove
Concealed entry for the posterior Ethmoidal nerve
Jugam Sphenoidale
Optic canals
Fronto-Sphenoid suture
Vascular foramen
Diploe
Orbital plate of the Frontal bone
Crista Galli
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Maxillary Sinus (Left) Sagittal

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Frontal sinus
Anterior Ethmoidal foramen
Orbital plate of Ethmoid
Posterior Ethmoidal foramen
Pterygo-Maxillary fissure
Perpendicular plate of the Palatine
Alveolar processes of the Maxilla
Maxillary Sinus - opened
Inferior concha, Maxillary process
Anterior Nnasal spine
Uncinate process of the Ethmoid
Nasal bone
Lacrimo-Maxillary suture
Frontal bone
CAVITIES OF
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Description: Maxilla - sinuses within this bone -particularly

around the teeth may cause toothache, complicate
endodontic (root canal) treatment; or act as a conduit for
tooth/nasal/other infection to enter the blood stream.
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Middle Cranial Fossa (Left)

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Superior Orbital fissure
Middle Clinoid process
Optic canal
Hypophysial fossa
Dorsum Sellae
Foramen lacerum
Trigeminal impression Foramen rotundum
Groove for superior petrosal sinus
Groove for greater petrosal nerve
Diploe
Arcuate eminence
Tegmen typani
Temporal bone
Groove for the Parietal branch of the middle
Meningeal vessels
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Nasal Cavity - dissected to show Right nasal cavity and

inferior nasal conchae
Para - Sagittal section of Right Nasal cavity
looking in through the Right side of the nose to show sinuses
around the area
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Semilunar hiatus
Ethmoid bulla
Air cells of Ethmoid sinus
Sphenoidal sinuses
Spheno-Palatine foramen
Perpendicular plate of the palatine
Inferior nasal concha and meatus
Opening of the maxillary sinus
Uncinate process of Ethmoid bone
Right Frontal sinus
Note middle and superior nasal conchae have been dissected

and removed.
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Description: inferior nasal conchae - small paired frail bones

extending along the lateral walls of the nasal cavity. Involved
in olfaction, humidification. Highly vascularized and when the
soft tissue surrounding this is swollen, it may cause nasal
obstruction and sinuses. Please note when "picking one's
nose" the finger never reaches the nasal conchae, stopping
just short of this area.
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Nasal Cavity
dissected to show lateral wall of right nasal cavity
Sagittal section of Lateral Right nasal cavity
looking in to the lateral side of the right side of the nose
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Middle concha
Middle concha meatus
Superior concha
Superior concha meatus
Sphenoid sinus
Spheno-Palatine foramen
Perpendicular plate of Palatine bone
Incisive fossa and canal
Inferior concha and meatus
Maxilla
Lacrimal bone
Nasal bone
Right Frontal sinus
Left Frontal sinus
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Nasal Cavity
dissected to show medial wall of the nasal cavity
Sagittal section of Nasal cavity
looking in to the medial wall of the nose in front of the right
nasal cavity
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Right Frontal sinus

Crista Galli
Left Sphenoidal sinus
Right Sphenoidal sinus
Vomer
Pterygoid hamulus
Maxilla
Anterior Nasal spine
Inferior concha
Perpendicular plate of the Ethmoid
Nasal bone
Nasal spine of the Frontal bone
Left Frontal sinus
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Orbital Cavity / Fossa (Left)

Anterior view from the front
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Optic foramen
Anterior and Posterior Ethmoidal foramina
Lacrimal bone
Nasal bone
Orbital plate of the Ethmoid bone
Orbital plate of the Maxilla
Infraorbital groove
Zygoma
Foramina for Zygomatic branch of the Facial nerve
Orbital surface of the Zygoma
Superior Orbital fissure
Orbital plate of the Frontal bone
Supra-Orbital margin
CAVITIES OF
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Eyeball and muscles all sit in this cavity with the Optic
nerve entering from the posterior part of the cavity through
the Orbital foramen.
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Orbital cavity Inferoanterior

radiology (also Orbital fossa Optic cavity Optic foramen)
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Frontal sinus
Foramen ovale
Foramen rotundum
Hard palate floor of nasal cavity
Maxillary antrum
Lateral wall of maxillary antrum
Zygomatic arch
Sphenoid sinus
Soft tissue of nose and lower lid
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Optic Cavity Lateral / oblique

radiology
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Optic foramen
Supraorbital ridge
Sphenoid ridge
Frontal bone
Sphenoid sinus (note clear no fluid lines as with sinusitis)
Zygomatic arch
Lateral border of greater wing of the sphenoid
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Posterior Cranial Fossa

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Dorsum sellae
Groove for inferior Petrosal sinus
Groove for superior Petrosal sinus
Internal Acoustic meatus
Concealed crevice for Endolymphatic sac
Mastoid emissary foramen
Occipito-Mastoid suture
Diploe
Lambdoid suture
Fossa for Right Occipital lobe of the Cerebrum
Fossa for Right Cerebellar hemisphere
Internal Occipital proturberance
Internal Occipital crest
Groove for sigmoid sinus
Foramen magnum
Hypoglossal canal
Jugular formamen
Clivus: Basi-Occipital
Clivus: Basi-Sphenoid
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Biography and Aim of the A to Z and Dr Amanda Neill

Dr Amanda Neill has a medical degree with specializations and research in
the areas of Histology, Pathology, and Anatomy and Forensic medicine, with
a separate specialization (MSc in renal glomerular disease). After teaching
for many years at university of Sydney and completing her PhD on the
immunopathology of cerebral malaria Amanda developed the only
accredited RCAGP continuing education course on anatomy. Developing
courses on the anatomy of the Back (Back to the Back) and the Head and
Neck the PG program for Dental graduates and writing a number of
manuals, booklets and programs for medical, dental, nursing and other
health students. Qualifying as a GMP (Graduate medical program) facilitator
she has seen and been involved in the transition form the classic medical
course to the GMP and the integration and amalgamation of the classic
preclinical and clinical medical subjects to the total self directed computer
content based course. Moving to Macquarie University, she brought and
developed her anatomy and histology program from scratch, conceptualizing
and developing the virtual anatomy laboratory using her Flagship grant. This
massive project is still in development.
Despite modern computer developments and because of her diverse
teaching, research and medical background Amanda knows the value of
learning the fundamental building blocks the A to Z of health and medicine
in order to write and know the whole medical book. She is passionate about
developing accessible and wide reaching medical and educational programs
for all levels: the student, the postgraduate, the health and medical
professional. Particularly in anatomy and its branches after all we are all
ANATOMY!!
Looking for collaboration in her projects Amanda developed links with the
NSW Department of Forensic medicine, the University of Sydney, the
Coroners court, the Royal colleges of Anaethetists and Biomedical scientists
(of which she is currently the secretary) and commercial sponsors such as
Aspen. So anatomy@mac has spread and involved students from all the
university divisions and the all walks of life.
Always looking to improve accessibility and application of knowledge and
skills (such as Anatomy in Action and morphing@mac Art Anatomy
exhibitions) and schools science projects Amanda and Aspen are
collaborating on a series of A to Z pocket references to be used as handy
guides and aids for all those interested in health and medicine, particularly
the busy medical practitioner.
We want these to be a guide and a help for you and want your help and
feedback in order to make the manuals and the accompanying websites a
benefit for you. You can be a part of this project too. Write to us
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Common terms in Osteology

A wing, hence a wing-like process as in the Ethmoid bone pl.- alae.

Air filled bone - tooth socket

An opening or space between bones or within a bone.

Small, open spaces as in the areolar part of the Maxilla.

Joint, which is a point of contact b/n 2 opposing bones.

Pertaining to hearing, hence, pertaining to the ear.

Relating to the base or bottom of structures

Bones of the base of the skull

A smooth round broad eminence - mainly in the Frontal bone

Refers to a junction of more than 2 bones in a joint as in the Bregma

Tunnel / extended foramen as in the carotid canal at the base of the

The head or of a head, adj.- capitate = having a head

To put to sleep; compression of the common or internal carotid artery

An open area or sinus within a bone or formed by two or more bones

Pertaining to the head

A slope hence in the anterior cranial fossa referring to a slope on

A shell shaped bone as in the ear or nose (pl. conchae adj.

A rounded enlargement or process possessing an articulating surface.

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A horn (as in the Hyoid)

A crown. adj.- coronary, coronoid or coronal; hence a coronal plane

Prominent sharp thin ridge of bone formed by the attachment of

Cribiform / EthmoidA sieve or bone with small sieve-like holes.

A tooth hence dentine and dental relating to teeth, denticulate having

A smooth projection on a bone.

Refers to the interior of the braincase adj.- endocranial divided into

The ectocranial point of the greatest breadth

A face, a small bony surface (occlusal facet on the chewing surfaces

A narrow slit or gap from cleft.

A fountain, associated with the palpable pulsation of the brain as in

A natural hole in a bone usually for the transmission of blood vessels

A pit, depression, or concavity, on a bone, or formed from several

A small pit (usually smaller than a fossa)- as in the fovea of the

A cock, hence, crista galli, the cock's comb (i e possessive

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Midline point which is the most inferior point of the Mandible.

long pit or furrow

A circle, hence a coil of brain cortex.

An orifice or point of entry to a cavity or space.

A bridge between 2 halves of a bone pl.( juga) as in Sphenoid .

Something lacerated, mangled or torn eg foramen lacerum small

Related to tears and tear drops. (noun lacrima)

From the Greek letter a capital 'L' and written as an inverted V.

A plate as in the lamina of the vertebra a plate of bone connecting the

A line as in the Nuchal lines of the Occitipum

A place (c.f. location, locate, dislocate).

Hammer (as in the ear ossicle)