Cranial Bones
Which part of the skull forms the forehead?
Frontal bone
What is the largest and strongest bone of the face?
Mandible
What are the four main sutures of the skull?
coronal, sagittal, lambdoid, squamous
What type of bone shape is the femur?
What is an opening or hole in the bone called?
Foramen
Thick hard bone that forms part of the side of the skull?
Temporal bone
Which bone forms the upper jaw
?
Maxilla
Coronal suture
What type of bone shape is the carpals?
Short bone
A large prominence that provides structural support to the overlying hyaline cartilage
Condyle
Which bone forms most of the skulls posterior wall and posterior cranial fossa?
Occipital bone
Which bones form the cheekbones and inferolateral margins of orbits?
Zygomatic bones
Which suture is between the parietal bone and occipital bone?
Lambdoid suture
What type of bone shape is the scapulae?
Flat bone
A shallow depression or groove in a bone
Fossa
Which bone forms most of the superior and lateral aspects of the cranial vault?
Parietal boness
Which bone forms the bridge of the nose?
Nasal bone
Which suture is between the parietal and temporal bones on each side of the skull?
Squamous suture
What type of bone shape is the vertebrae?
Irregular bone
Comprises the upper and lower extremities
Appendicular skeleton
Ethmoid bone
Which bone is plowed shaped and forms part of the nasal septum?
Vomer bone
What are fibrous bands of tissue that connects the bones of the skull called?
Sutures
What type of bone shape is the patella?
Irregular bone
Axial skeleton