A&P 3 (skull)
Occipital
Back of the head
Parietal Bones
Bones that form the sides and top of the cranium.
Temporal bone
Side of skull
Foramen
an opening through a bone as a passageway for blood vessels and nerves or ligaments.
Frontal Bone
anterior and unpaired
Jugular Foramen
between the temporal and the occipital bone
Sphenoid bone
composed of lateral wings with sella turcica at the center
Biparietal Diameter
distance between the most prominent points of the right and left parietal bones. (establishes fetal age)
Ethmoid
in front of the sphenoid
Sutures
interlocking line of union between bones
Anterolateral Fontanel
junction of the frontal, parietal, temporal, and sphenoid bones.
Posterolateral (Mastoid) Fontanel
junction of the parietal, occipital, and temporal bones
Posterior Fontanel
located between the 2 parietal bones and the occipital bone.
Anterior Fontanel
located between the angles of the 2 parietal bones and the frontal bone
Fontanel
membranous areas of incomplete intra-membranous ossification
Olfactory Foramen
on the ethmoid bone
Foramen Magnum
on the occipital bone, brain to the spinal cord
External Acoustic Meatus
on the temporal bone, leads to the ear
Sagittal Suture
separates the 2 parietal bones
Coronal Suture
separates the frontal bone from the parietal bones
Lambdoidal Suture
separates the parietal bones from the occipital bones
Squamosal Suture
separates the temporal and parietal bones
