The Axial Skeleton Flashcards
frontal
forehead
Cranial Bones
the skull
parietal
back top of head
temporal
around the ear
mastoid process
part of the temporal, back of ear lowest point
styloid process
part of the temporal, tail of the ear
external acoustic meatus
part of the temporal, inside the ear
occipital
lower back of head
foramen magnum
part of the occipital, hole where the spine goes
occipital condyles
part of the occipital, “elbow pasta shaped” around the front of foramen magnum
sphenoid
behind the cheakbone, in front of temporal bone
ethmoid
inside of eye, furthest inside point
facial bones
front of head, face
mandible
facial bone, under bottom layer of teeth
mandibular condyle
top/back of mental
mandibular notch
“U” shaped next to condyle
mandibular ramus
under the mandibular notch
mandibular angle
the side/back curve of mental
mandibular foramen
anterior pt. of mental
maxilla
above the teeth/around bottom and sides of nose. Part of the pallet in the mouth too
zygomatic
under and around the eye
lacrimal
in eye, closest to the anterior maxilla
nasal
top surface of nose
vomer
inner most part of mouth surface