Skeletal Vocabulary #1: The Skull
parietal bone
a bone forming the central side and upper back part of each side of the skull
lacrimal
a small bone forming part of the eye socket
ethmoid bone
a square bone at the root of the nose, forming part of the cranium, and having many perforations through which the olfactory nerves pass to the nose
sphenoid
butterfly-shaped bone; houses the pituitary gland; base of the skull; in front of temporal bone
palatine bones
each of two bones within the skull forming parts of the eye socket, the nasal cavity, and the hard palate
temporal bone
either of a pair of bones that form part of the side of the skull on each side and enclose the middle and inner ear
inferior nasal conchae
scroll-shaped thin bones making up lateral part of nasal cavity; the membranes lining them help to filter and warm air
occipital bone
the bone that forms the back and base of the skull; the spinal cord passes through it
frontal bone
the bone that forms the front part of the skull and the upper part of the eye sockets
zygomatic bones
the bone that forms the prominent part of the cheek and the outer side of the eye socket
mandible
the jaw or a jawbone, esp. the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes
maxillae
the jaw or jawbone, specifically the upper jaw in most vertebrates. In humans it also forms part of the nose and eye socket
vomer bone
thin, flat bones that form the back of the nasal septum
nasal bones
two bones, side-by-side that make up the bridge of the nose