Superciliary arch

Glabella

Metopic (frontal )suture (remnant)

Canine eminence

Incisive fossa

Zygomatic process of maxilla

Anterior nasal spine

Frontal process

Superciliary arch

Glabella

Metopic (frontal )suture (remnant)

Canine eminence

Incisive fossa

Zygomatic process of maxilla

Anterior nasal spine

Frontal process

Zygomatico facial foramen

Maxillary process

Frontal process of

Zygomatic Bone

Zygomatico facial foramen

Zygomatic process

of Frontal Bone Frontal process of

Maxilla

Fontal Bone

Orbital Plate

Superciliary Arch

Frontal Squama:

Vertical portion of

the forehead

Supraorbital foramen Supraorbital Notch

Glabella Supraorbital margin

Nasal Spine

Superior Temporal Line

Zygomatic Process

Frontal eminence

Frontal Bone

Sagittal Sulcus

Supraorbital margin

Nasal Spine

Zygomatic Process

Supraorbital Notch Supraorbital Foramen

Orbital Plate

Frontal Sinus Ethmoidal Notch

(Mandibular

tubercle)

Superior and Inferior

temporal lines

Parietal eminence

Superior and Inferior termporal lines

Parietal eminence

Parietal Bone

Parietal eminence

Grooves for meningeal arteries

Superior

Temporal

Line

Inferior

Temporal

Line

Groove for Superior Sagittal Sinus

Cranial Fossa

Medial Nuchal line or crest

(External occipital crest)

Medial Nuchal line or crest

(External occipital crest)

Basilar process

Mastoid Notch

Condyloid canal

Hypoglossal canal

Jugular fossa

Posterior nasal spine

Ala

Transverse palatine suture

Median palatine suture

Greater palatine foramen

Lesser palatine foramina

Medial Nuchal line or crest

(External occipital crest)

Pharyngeal tubercle

Intermaxillary suture

Basilar process

Mastoid Notch

Condyloid canal

Hypoglossal canal

Jugular fossa

Posterior nasal spine

Ala

Transverse palatine suture

Median palatine suture

Greater palatine foramen

Lesser palatine foramina

Pharyngeal tubercle of basilar region

Intermaxillary suture

Medial Nuchal line or crest

(External occipital crest)

Occipital Bone: Internal View

Sagittal Sulcus

(groove for superior

sagittal sinus)

Occipital Squama:

Vertical portion

Internal occipital

protuberance

Internal Occipital Crest

Depression for the

transverse sinus

Foramen

Magnum Groove for

sigmoid sinus

Condylar canal Jugular Process

Basilar

Process

Occipital Bone: External View

Occipital Squama:

Vertical portion

External occipital

protuberance

Foramen Magnum

Superior Nuchal Line

Phyaryngeal

Tubercle

Inferior Nuchal Line

Condylar fossa

Condylar Foramen

Jugular Notch

Occipital Condyle

Basilar

Process

Medial Nuchal line or crest

(External occipital crest)

Occipital Bone

Depression of the

transverse sinus

Sagittal sulcus

Temporal Bone

Mastoid air cells

Sphenoid Bone: Anterior View

Medial Pterygoid process

Orbital Surface

(Greater Wing)

Temporal Surface

(Greater Wing)

Pterygoid canal

Lateral Pterygoid process

Rostrum

Sphenoid Bone: Superior View

Anterior Clinoid

Process

Posterior Clinoid

Process Dorsum Sellae

Hypophyseal

fossa

Tuberculum

Sellae

Chiasmatic

Groove

Anterior Clinoid Processes

Posterior Clinoid

Processes

Chiasmatic Groove

Depression for the

transverse sinus

Sagittal sulcus

Foramen cecum

Sphenoid Bone

Anterior Clinoid Processes

Posterior Clinoid Process

Chiasmatic Groove

Depression for the

transverse sinus

Sagittal sulcus

Foramen cecum

Ethmoid Bone

(Labyrinth)

Lamina orbitalis or

orbital surface

Ethmoid Bone

Ethmoid Bone

Lamina orbitalis or

orbital surface

Ethmoid Bone

Grooves for meningeal arteries

Grooves for meningeal arteries

Mandibular Condyle

Mandibular Notch

Mandibular Condyle

Palatine Bones Vomer

Hyoid Bone

Figure 6.37a

(Sphenoidal

fontanel)

Fetal Skull

(Sphenoidal

fontanel)

(Mastoid

fontanel)

(Fontal fontanel)

(Occipital

fontanel)