Skull (includes bones, sutures, and structures)- part 2

Foramen magnum

A large opening at the base of the skull through which the brain connects to the spinal cord.

Coronal suture

Between the parietal and frontal bones of the skull

Vomer bone

Bone K.

Vomer bone

Bone of the nasal cavity situated between the nasal passages on the median plane; it forms the inferior and posterior portion of the septum of the nose.

Frontal bone

Bone that forms the forehead

Temporal bone

Bones that cover the sides of the head, near the ear

Parietal bone

Bones that form the sides and top of the cranium.

External occipital protuberance

Bump on back of head

Nasal bone

Name this bone.

Foramen lacerum

Name this opening.

Foramen ovale

Name this opening.

Foramen rotundum

Name this opening.

Foramen spinosum

Name this opening.

Inferior orbital fissure

Name this opening.

Superior orbital fissure

Name this opening.

Internal acoustic meatus

Opening in the temporal bone

External acoustic meatus

Opening leading to eardrum and middle ear

Alveolar process

Portion of the maxillary bones that form the support for teeth of the maxillary arch

Mastoid process

Round projection on the temporal bone behind the ear

Foramen magnum

The hole in the base of the skull through which the spinal cord passes.

Maxilla bone

Upper jaw bone.

Sella turcica

larger structure or region

Superior orbital fissure

passage for CN III, IV, V1, VI, ophthalmic vein, sympathetic fibers

Occipital bone

the bone found at the back and base of the skull

Occipital bone

the bone that forms the back and base of the skull, and through which the spinal cord passes.