L5 Axial Skeleton Flashcards
Forms the posterior cranial fossa
Occipital bone
Articulates with the temporal bones and parietal bones
Occipital bone
Lie inferior to parietal bones
Temporal bones
Forms the inferolateral portion of the skull
Temporal bones
Spans the width of the cranial floor
Sphenoid bone
Resembles a butterfly or bat
Sphenoid bone
Irregular bone located in front of the sphenoid bone. It makes up your nasal cavity
Ethmoid bone
Extension and flexion of the neck
Atlas
Makes up your forehead and forms the upper portion of your eye sockets
Frontal bone
Forms the superior and lateral parts of skull
Parietal bone
This flat bone is located on either side of your head behind the frontal bone
Parietal bone
Irregular bone located in front of the sphenoid jone and it makes up uour nasalcavity
Ethmoid bone
Forms most of the medial bony region between the nasal cavity and orbits
Ethmoid bone
The lower jaw bone is the largest and strongest facial bone
Mandible
Articulates with all other facial bones except the mandible
Maxillary bones