Cranial Bones I
Bat-shaped, with a greater and lesser wing.
What is the sphenoid bone?
This bone joins the temporal bone to the maxilla.
What is the zygomatic bone?
Paired, side bone of the skull. Name means wall.
What is the parietal?
Named for the passing of time (graying temples).
What is the temporal bone?
Upper jaw.
What is the maxilla?
Forms the bony nasal septum.
What is the vomer?
What is the temporal bone?
Site of the external acoustic meatus.
What is temporal bone?
Upper jaw bone.
What is the maxilla?
A central, winged bone of the skull.
What is the sphenoid bone?
The spinal cord passes through an opening in this bone.
What is the occipital bone?
Fused bones forming the posterior hard palate.
What is the palatine bone?
Superior and medial nasal conchae are actually part of this bone.
What is the ethmoid?
Contains a "holey" plate. Separates the nasal cavities from the brain.
What is the ethmoid bone?
Fused bones forming the anterior roof of the mouth.
What is the maxilla?
The most inferior part of the skull; only moveable bone of the skull.
What is the mandible?