GROEPPER, Bones of Skull
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17 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Frontal | Forehead |
| Parietal | Paired-Bone on top of head |
| Occipital | Single bone on back of head |
| Temporal | Paired bone inferior to Parietal bone |
| Sphenoid | Paired bone in tempal region |
| Ethmoid | Bone making up superior wall of nasal cavity and part of orbital |
| Lacrimal | Bones found on the inside of orbital |
| Zygomatic | Cheekbone |
| Nasal | Bones making up bridge of nose |
| Vomer | Bone dividing nasal cavity |
| Mandible | Lower Jaw |
| Maxilla | Upper Jaw |
| Palatine | Paired bone making up roof of mouth |
| Styloid Process | Needle-like projection of temporal bone |
| Mastoid Process | Temporal Projection used for neck muscle attachment |
| External Auditory Meatus | Cavity in temporal bone where sound passes into ear |
| Foramen Magnum | Large cavity in occipital where spine runs into skull |
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