frontal bone
-unpaired articulates: -zygomatic -nasal bone -parietal bone
sutures
parietal bone
temporal
- 4 parts
temporal
sqaumous
temporal
tympanic
temporal
petrous
- deep cavity housing cochlea and semicircular canals
temporal
mastoid
temporal bone foramen
mandibular fossa
-depression for TMJ
external auditory meatus
-external ear canal
internal auditory meatus
-cranial nerves VII and VIII
stylomastoid
- stylomastoid artery
carotid canal
-entry for internal carotid artery into skull
occipital bone
foramen magnum
-junction of spinal cord and brainstem
ethmoid bone
cribform plate
- tiny holes for C1 - olfactory nerve
skull
22 bones
-synarthroidal sutures
cranial skeleton
- protective vault for brain
neurocranium bones
facial skeleton
splanchnocranium
-bones of face and lower portion of orbit
splanchnocranium bones
additional bones