Skull Bones and Features
orbit
The "eye sockets" are also known as the...
median palantine suture
The arrow is pointing to this feature...
lateral pterygoid plate
A plate that has a wing-like shape, inferior to the wings of the sphenoid bone known as...
medial pterygoid plate
A plate that has a wing-like shape, inferior to the wings of the sphenoid bone known as...
sella turcica
Acting as a "saddle" for the pituitary gland, this encompassing portion of the sphenoid bone is called the...
dorsum sellae
Acting as the "back to the saddle" of the pituitary gland, this feature of the sphenoid bone is called the...
supraorbital ridge
Also known as the "eyebrow ridge", this feature is known as...
infraorbital foramen
Location where nerves and arteries pass through to reach the face...
supraorbital foramen
Location where nerves and arteries pass through to reach the face...
foramen rotundum
Name the foramen most anterior to the other two found on the sphenoid bone...
superior orbital fissure
Name the highlighted bone found in the orbit...
optic canal
Name the highlighted holes...
foramen ovale
Name the larger foramen that is anterior and posterior between the other two, and is located on the sphenoid bone is called...
foramen spinosum
Name the most lateral and posterior foramen compared to the other two...
external auditory meatus
The "hole" in this image on the lateral side of the skull is called the...
frontal bone from the left parietal bone and right parietal bone
The coronal suture separates what three (3) bones?
olfactory foramina
The holes located on the cribriform plate are called the...
seperates the occipital bone between the left and right parietal bones and the left and right temporal bones.
The lambdoid suture seperates which five (5) bones?
perpendicular plate
The medial plate found in the ethmoid bone is called the...
between the left and right parietal bones
The sagittal suture separates which two (2) bones?
cribriform plate
The small, horizontal plate of bone that contains numerous holes lateral to the crista galli is known as the...
the left and right parietal bones
The squamous suture seperates which two (2) bones?
coronal suture
The suture in this image is called the [name of suture].
lambdoid suture
The suture in this image is called the [name of suture].
sagittal suture
The suture in this image is called the [name of suture].
squamous suture
The suture in this image is called the [name of suture].
mastoid process(es)
These "large projections" on the temporal bones are called...
greater wing
These large, wing-like sphenoid bones are known as the...
lesser wing
These small, wing-like sphenoid bones are known as the...
inferior orbital fissure
This hole inside the orbit is called the...
superior orbital fissure
This hole inside the orbit is called the...
crista galli
This sharp ridge found on the ethmoid bone is known as the...
sphenoid bone
What bone of the cranium in highlighted (hot pink)?
occipital bone
What bone of the cranium is highlighted (brown?
ethmoid bone
What bone of the cranium is highlighted (orange)?
temporal bone
What bone of the cranium is highlighted (orange)?
parietal bone
What bone of the cranium is highlighted (red)?
frontal bone
What bone of the cranium is highlighted (yellow)?
nasal
Which facial bone is highlighted (dark blue)?
lacrimal
Which facial bone is highlighted (green)?
maxilla
Which facial bone is highlighted (purple)?
mandible
Which facial bone is highlighted (red)?
vomer
Which facial bone is highlighted (teal)?
