Bones of the Skull Flashcards

Coronal Suture

Sagittal Suture

Lambdoid Suture

Squamous Suture

Supraorbital Foramen (Notch)

Frontal Sinus; Frontal Bone

Occipital Condyle; Occipital Bone

Foramen Magnum; Occipital Bone
What runs through the Foramen Magnum?
Spinal cord and vertebral arteries

Hypoglossal Canal
What runs through the Hypoglossal canal?
Hypoglossal Nerve (CN XII)

External Auditory Meatus; Temporal Bone

Mastoid Process; Temporal bone

Mastoid air cells (Mastoid Sinus); Temporal bone

Styloid Process; Temporal Bone

Zygomatic Process; Temporal Bone

Carotid Canal; Temporal Bone
What runs through the Carotid Canal?
Internal Carotid Artery

Petrous Portion; Temporal Bone

Squamous Portion; Temporal Bone

Internal Auditory Meatus; Temporal Bone

Jugular Foramen
What runs through the Jugular Foramen?
Internal Jugular Vein

Sella Turcica; Sphenoid Bone




































