Bones Of The Skull

Front 1

Frontal Bone

Back 1

Simplest to remember as it's in the front of the skull. AKA: "Forehead Bone

Front 2

Parietal Bones

Back 2

Two bones which join on top of head and extend pay way down the sides, forming "roof" and "walls" around brain.

Front 3

Temporal Bones

Back 3

Two bones, one on either side of head, extend from the occipital bones forward on the lowers part of the skull. Roughly the region of the temples.

Front 4

Occipital Bone

Back 4

Lower back of skull

Front 5

Sephenoid Bone

Back 5

Visible only as a small wedge in front of the temporal bones, but is actually a large bone that extend though the skull.

Front 6

Malar / Zygomatic Bones

Back 6

Two bones directly below the eyes on both sides of the face.

Front 7

Maxilla and Mandible

Back 7

Upper jawbone = Maxilla
Lower jawbone = Mandible

Front 8

Superior & Inferior Maxilla

Back 8

The Superior Maxilla is called the Maxilla and the Inferior Maxilla is called the Mandible.