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SKULL
Superior view of the skull
Norma verticalis
Anterior view
Norma frontalis
Bones:
Frontal
2 Nasal
2 Maxillary
2
zygomatic
Openings
2 Orbital
1 Ant.
Nasal
aperature
Lateral view
Norma lateralis
bones
forming the
lateral
portion of the
calvaria
include the
frontal,
parietal,
occipital,
sphenoid,
temporal
bones
The junction
where the
frontal, parietal,
sphenoid, and
temporal bones
are in close
proximity is the
pterion
Posterior view
Norma occipitalis
Bones
2 Parietal
Squamous occipital
2 Mastoid temporal
Sutures
Sagittal
Lambdoid
Features
Lambda
Asterion
External
occipital
protuberance
Inion
Superior
nuchal lines
Highest
nuchal lines
Inferior view
Norma basalis externa
The base of the
skull is divided
into:
•anterior part
•middle part
•posterior part
By 2 lines
•hard palate
• the anterior
margin of the
foramen
magnum
The hard palate is composed of:
• palatine processes of each maxilla
• horizontal plates of each palatine
bone
Sutures: cruciform suture
Bony mandible
Lateral view
Medial view
Hyoid bone
Superior view
Cervical vertebrae
Typical cervical vertebra
Typical cervical vertebra
Atlas
Axis-vertebra CII (superior view)
Axis
Atlas and axis (anterolateral view)
Atlanto-occipital joint (posterior view)