figure 7.4a

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Parietal bone

Squamous part of frontal boneNasal boneSphenoid bone(greater wing)Temporal boneEthmoid boneLacrimal boneZygomatic bone

MaxillaMandible

Infraorbital foramen

Mentalforamen

(a) Anterior view Mandibular symphysis

Frontal boneGlabellaFrontonasal sutureSupraorbital foramen(notch)Supraorbital marginSuperior orbitalfissure

Inferior orbitalfissureMiddle nasalconcha

Inferior nasal conchaVomer

Optic canal

Perpendicularplate

Ethmoidbone

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Hypophyseal fossaof sella turcicaMiddle cranialfossaTemporal bone(petrous part)

Posteriorcranial fossa

Parietal bone

Occipital bone

Foramen magnum

(a) Superior view of the skull, calvaria removed

Frontal bone

Olfactory foramina

Optic canal

Foramen rotundumForamen ovaleForamen spinosum

Jugular foramenHypoglossal canal

Foramen lacerumInternal acousticmeatus

Cribriform plateEthmoidbone Crista galli

Sphenoid

Anterior cranial fossa

Lesser wingGreater wing

View

Figure 7.7a


Sutural Bones

• Tiny irregularly shaped bones that appear within sutures

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Lambdoidsuture

Occipital bone

Superior nuchal line

Externaloccipitalprotuberance

Suturalbone

Occipitomastoidsuture

(b) Posterior view

Occipitalcondyle

Externaloccipitalcrest

Inferiornuchalline

Mastoidprocess

Parietalbone

Sagittal suture


Facial Bones

• Mandible

• Maxillary bones (maxillae) (2)

• Zygomatic bones (2)

• Nasal bones (2)

• Lacrimal bones (2)

• Palatine bones (2)

• Vomer

• Inferior nasal conchae (2)


Mandible

• Lower jaw

• Largest, strongest bone of face

• Temporomandibular joint: only freely movable joint in skull


Coronoidprocess

Mandibular foramen

Mentalforamen

Mandibularangle

Ramusofmandible

Mandibularcondyle

Mandibular notch

Mandibular fossaof temporal bone

Body of mandible

Alveolarmargin

(a) Mandible, right lateral view

Temporomandibularjoint


Maxillary Bones

• Medially fused to form upper jaw and central portion of facial skeleton

• Keystone bones• Articulate with all other facial bones except

mandible


Frontal process

Articulates withfrontal bone

Anterior nasalspine

Infraorbitalforamen

Alveolarmargin

(b) Maxilla, right lateral view

Orbitalsurface Zygomaticprocess(cut)


Parietal bone


MaxillaMandible


Mentalforamen





Optic canal

Perpendicularplate

Ethmoidbone


Incisive fossa

Median palatine sutureIntermaxillary suture

Infraorbital foramenMaxillaSphenoid bone(greater wing)

Foramen ovale

Foramen lacerumCarotid canalExternal acoustic meatusStylomastoidforamenJugular foramen

Foramen magnum

Occipital condyle

Inferior nuchal line


Foramen spinosum

Maxilla(palatine process)

Hardpalate

Zygomatic bone

Temporal bone(zygomatic process)

Mandibularfossa

Vomer

Styloid process

External occipital crestExternal occipitalprotuberance

(a) Inferior view of the skull (mandible removed)

Mastoid processTemporal bone(petrous part)

Pharyngeal tubercleof basilar region ofthe occipital boneParietal bone

Palatine bone(horizontal plate)


Zygomatic Bones

• Cheekbones

• Inferolateral margins of orbits


Parietal bone


MaxillaMandible


Mentalforamen





Optic canal

Perpendicularplate

Ethmoidbone


Nasal Bones and Lacrimal Bones

• Nasal bones• Form bridge of nose

• Lacrimal bones• In medial walls of orbits

• Lacrimal fossa houses lacrimal sac


Coronal suture Frontal boneSphenoid bone(greater wing)Ethmoid boneLacrimal bone

Lacrimal fossa

Nasal boneZygomaticbone Maxilla

Alveolarmargins

MandibleMental foramen

Parietal bone

LambdoidsutureSquamoussutureOccipitalbone

OccipitomastoidsutureExternal acousticmeatusMastoid processStyloid process

Mandibular condyleMandibular notchMandibular ramus

(a) External anatomy of the right side of the skullMandibular angle Coronoid process

Zygomaticprocess

Temporal bone


Palatine Bones and Vomer

• Palatine bones

• Posterior one-third of hard palate

• Posterolateral walls of the nasal cavity

• Small part of the orbits

• Vomer

• Plow shaped

• Lower part of nasal septum


Incisive fossa

Median palatine sutureIntermaxillary suture

Infraorbital foramenMaxillaSphenoid bone(greater wing)

Foramen ovale

Foramen lacerumCarotid canalExternal acoustic meatusStylomastoidforamenJugular foramen

Foramen magnum

Occipital condyle

Inferior nuchal line


Foramen spinosum

Maxilla(palatine process)

Hardpalate

Zygomatic bone

Temporal bone(zygomatic process)

Mandibularfossa

Vomer

Styloid process

External occipital crestExternal occipitalprotuberance

(a) Inferior view of the skull (mandible removed)

Mastoid processTemporal bone(petrous part)

Pharyngeal tubercleof basilar region ofthe occipital boneParietal bone



Inferior Nasal Conchae

• Form part of lateral walls of nasal cavity


Maxillary bone(palatine process)

Palatine bone(perpendicular plate)


Pterygoidprocess

(a) Bones forming the left lateral wall of the nasal cavity (nasal septum removed)

SphenoidsinusSphenoid

bone

Anterior nasal spine

Frontal sinusSuperiornasal conchaMiddlenasal concha

Ethmoidbone

Inferior nasalconcha Nasal bone

Superior, middle, andinferior meatus


Orbits

• Encase eyes and lacrimal glands

• Sites of attachment for eye muscles

• Formed by parts of seven bones (next slide)


Roof of orbit

Medial wall

Supraorbital notch Optic canal

Floor of orbit

Nasal bone

Lateral wall of orbit

Zygomatic bone

Inferior orbital fissureInfraorbital groove


Superiororbital fissure

(b) Contribution of each of the seven bones forming the right orbit

• Lesser wing ofsphenoid bone• Orbital plate offrontal bone

• Zygomatic processof frontal bone• Greater wing ofsphenoid bone• Orbital surface ofzygomatic bone

• Sphenoid body• Orbital plateof ethmoid bone• Frontal processof maxilla• Lacrimal bone

• Orbital process ofpalatine bone• Orbital surface ofmaxillary bone• Zygomatic bone

Figure 7.13a


Nasal Cavity

• Roof, lateral walls, and floor formed by parts of four bones• Ethmoid• Palatine bones• Maxillary bones• Inferior nasal conchae

• Nasal septum of bone and hyaline cartilage• Ethmoid • Vomer • Anterior septal cartilage


Maxillary bone(palatine process)

Palatine bone(perpendicular plate)


Pterygoidprocess

(a) Bones forming the left lateral wall of the nasal cavity (nasal septum removed)

SphenoidsinusSphenoid

bone

Anterior nasal spine

Frontal sinusSuperiornasal conchaMiddlenasal concha

Ethmoidbone

Inferior nasalconcha Nasal bone

Superior, middle, andinferior meatus


Vomer

Crista galliCribriformplate

Ethmoidbone

Frontalsinus

Nasal bone

Septal cartilage

Alveolar marginof maxilla

Perpendicularplate of ethmoid bone

Sella turcica

Sphenoid sinus

Palatinebone Palatine processof maxilla

(b) Nasal cavity with septum in place showing the contributions of the ethmoid bone, the vomer, and septal cartilage

Hardpalate


Paranasal Sinuses

• Mucosa-lined, air-filled spaces

• Lighten the skull

• Enhance resonance of voice

• Found in frontal, sphenoid, ethmoid, and maxillary bones

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Frontalsinus Ethmoidalair cells(sinus)

Maxillarysinus

Sphenoidsinus

FrontalsinusEthmoidalair cells

Maxillarysinus

Sphenoidsinus

(a) Anterior aspect (b) Medial aspect


Hyoid Bone

• Not a bone of the skull

• Does not articulate directly with another bone

• Site of attachment for muscles of swallowing and speech

figure 7.4a

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