Skull Bones

Front 1

Bones that protect the brain are called:

Back 1

Cranial Bones

Front 2

the forehead:

Back 2

Frontal Bone

Front 3

The top of the cranium is made up of these two bones:

Back 3

Parietal Bones

Front 4

The bone in the rear of the cranium:

Back 4

Occipital

Front 5

Two cranial bones on the sides near the ears:

Back 5

Temporal

Front 6

The bone inside the Skull:

Back 6

Sphenoid Bone

Front 7

Saddle bone where the Pituatary Gland is:

Back 7

Sella Turcica:

Front 8

Bone in the skull that is straight and reaches into the nasal cavity:

Back 8

Ethmoid Bone

Front 9

The round indent on the anterior portion of the inside of the skull:

Back 9

Cribriform Plate

Front 10

The ridge in teh middle on top of the Ethmoid bone:

Back 10

Crista Galli

Front 11

Bump on the Occipital Bone:

Back 11

External Occipital Protuberance

Front 12

Opening for the ear (is a hole):

Back 12

External Auditory Meatus

Front 13

Projection behind the ear:

Back 13

Mastoid Process

Front 14

Large hole on the bottom where the brain stem exits:

Back 14

Foramen Magnum

Front 15

Smooth bumps (one on each side) of the Foramen Magnum:

Back 15

Occipital Condyles

Front 16

Indentation where the Mandible sits:

Back 16

Mandibular Fossa

Front 17

Ridge above the eye:

Back 17

Supraorbital ridges

Front 18

Hole above the eyes:

Back 18

Supraorbital Foramen

Front 19

Where the Skull bones meet:

Back 19

Suture Lines

Front 20

This suture line is between the two Parietal Bones:

Back 20

Sagital Suture

Front 21

This suture line is found between the Parietal and the Frontal bone:

Back 21

Frontal (Coronal) Suture

Front 22

This suture is found between the Occipital and Parietal bones:

Back 22

Lambdoidal Suture

Front 23

Spaces inside a bone:

Back 23

Sinuses

Front 24

This sinus is found in the frontal bone:

Back 24

Frontal Sinus