The Skull

Front 1

Cranium

Back 1

8 bones; 1 frontal bone, 1, occipital bone, 1 sphenoid bone, 1, ethmoid bone, 2 parietal bones, 2 temporal bones

Front 2

Cranium: Frontal Bone

Back 2

makes up the forehead and superoanterior part of the cranium.

Front 3

Cranium: 1 Occipital bone

Back 3

males up the posteroinferior aspect of the cranium

Front 4

Cranium: 1 sphenoid bone -

Back 4

butterfly shaped bone that from the posterior aspects of the eye socket and internal cranial structures

Front 5

Cranium: 1 ethmoid bone

Back 5

Located in the midline, posteromedial to the eye socket

Front 6

Cranium: 2 parietal bones

Back 6

Located posterior to the frontal bone and make up the superolateral aspects of the skull

Front 7

Cranium: 2 temporal bones

Back 7

Located inferior to the parietal bones and make up the inferolateral aspects of the skull.

Front 8

Facial: 1 Mandible

Back 8

The lower jaw

Front 9

Facial: 1 Vomer

Back 9

a small bone in the inferior nasal cavity

Front 10

Facial: 2 Lacrimal bones

Back 10

small bones in the inferomedial aspect of the eye socket

Front 11

Facial: 2 nasal bones

Back 11

Superior part of the nasal cavity

Front 12

Facial: 2 Maxillary bones

Back 12

Makes up the bulk of the facial skeleton and from the anterior part of the hard palate

Front 13

Facial: 2 Zygomatic bones

Back 13

form the cheek bones and join the temporal and maxillary bones

Front 14

Facial: 2 palatine bones

Back 14

Form the posterior part of the hard palate

Front 15

Facial: 2 inferior nasal conchae

Back 15

small bones found in the nasal cavity

Front 16

Hyoid bone

Back 16

Is a 'free' bone that does not articulate with any other bones in the skeleton. It is found deep in the mandible (lower jaw) and superior to the larynx. The hyoid bone is held in place by muscles and ligaments.