The Skull Worksheet

between the frontal and parietal bone
dividing both the parietal bones
running horizontally between the occipital bone and both parietal bones
the caudal boundary of the cerebral cranium
bones forming large parts of the top and the side of the head
Bone that consists of three parts: the squamous part the orbital part the nasal part
an unpaired skull bone which covers the back of the head
a large, bilaterally symmetrical bone which forms the base of the cranial vault
most complex bone of the human body. Shaped like a bat
suture, separates frontal bone from parietal bones
suture, separates the two parietal bones
sinuses, both superior medial to the orbits, anterior to the anterior cranial fossa, abscess could present a serious problem
sinuses, below the orbit, on either lateral side of the nasal passage
sinuses, behind the nasal passage, level with the orbits, allows surgical access to the sella turcica for pituitary tumor removal