Skull

Joe Muscolino

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    • The bones of the Skull comprise two groups: bones of the cranium and bones of the face.
    • Cranial bones create the cranial cavity, which encases the brain.
      • The major cranial bones are the: frontal, temporal (paired), parietal (paired), occipital, and sphenoid (paired).
      • The major facial bones are the mandible, maxilla (paired), nasal (paired), and zygomatic (paired) bones.

     

    NOTES:

    1. A lateral view shows nicely that the facial bones are essentially placed onto the anteroinferior side of the skull.
    2. The mandible is known in lay terms as the jaw (the mandible is handled in its own separate glossary post).

     

    Right lateral view of the bones of the skull.

    Right lateral view of the bones of the skull.

     

    Right lateral view of the bones of the skull colored.

    Right lateral view of the bones of the skull colored.

     

    Anterior view of the bones of the skull.

    Anterior view of the bones of the skull.

     

    Anterior view of the bones of the skull colored.

    Anterior view of the bones of the skull colored.

     

    Posterior view of the bones of the skull.

    Posterior view of the bones of the skull.

     

    Posterior view of the bones of the skull colored.

    Posterior view of the bones of the skull colored.

     

    Inferior view of the bones of the skull.

    Inferior view of the bones of the skull.

     

    Inferior view of the bones of the skull colored.

    Inferior view of the bones of the skull colored.

     

    Superior view of the bones of the skull - internal cranial cavity.

    Superior view of the bones of the skull – internal cranial cavity.

     

    Superior view of the bones of the skull - internal cranial cavity with the bones colored.

    Superior view of the bones of the skull – internal cranial cavity with the bones colored.