Bones of the Axial Skeleton Agenda:
Parts of the Skeletal System Axial skeleton –Skull, vertebral column, ribs Appendicular skeleton –Upper & lower limb bones, pectoral & pelvic girdles
Bones of the Cranium
Frontal View
Frontal Frontal View
Parietal Frontal View
Temporal Frontal View
Nasal Frontal View
Vomer Frontal View
Zygomatic Frontal View
Maxilla Frontal View
Mandible Frontal View
Frontal Parietal Temporal Zygomatic Nasal Vomer Maxilla Mandible Frontal View
Lateral View
Frontal Lateral View
Parietal Lateral View
Temporal Lateral View
Nasal Lateral View
Zygomatic Lateral View
Maxilla Lateral View
Mandible Lateral View
Sphenoid Lateral View
Occipital Lateral View
Mastoid Process (on temporal bone) Lateral View
External Auditory Canal Lateral View
A few more bones …
Ethmoid bone
Another look at ethmoid
Hyoid bone
Palatine bone
Special Features
External auditory canal Mastoid process Styloid process
Frontal Nasal Zygoma Maxilla Mandible Parietal Sphenoid Temporal Occipital External Auditory Canal Mastoid Process Lateral View
Sutures = boundaries between bones
Sagittal Sutures
Frontal (Coronal) Sutures
Squamous Sutures
Lambdoidal Sutures
Frontal (Coronal) Sagittal Squamous Lambdoidal Sutures
Skulls of Infants & Children Fibrous areas between bones = fontaneles
Skull Clickable: skull/antskul.htmhttp:// skull/antskul.htm