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Full skeletal reference, surface landmarks, articulations, ossification, fracture patterns, and clinical significance.

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Bone Parietal Bone os parietale Head & Skull Paired bones forming the upper sides and roof of the cranial vault, the parietal bones articulate… Bone Petrous Apex apex partis petrosae Head & Skull The petrous apex is the medial tip of the petrous temporal bone, pointing toward the clivus… Bone Petrous Ridge margo superior partis petrosae ossis temporalis Head & Skull The petrous ridge (superior petrosal ridge) is the sharp superior border of the petrous portion of… Bone Petrous Temporal Bone pars petrosa ossis temporalis Head & Skull The petrous part of the temporal bone is a dense pyramidal wedge of bone that projects… Bone Posterior Clinoid Process processus clinoideus posterior Head & Skull The posterior clinoid processes are paired bony projections at the superior angles of the dorsum sellae,… Bone Posterior Cranial Fossa fossa cranii posterior Head & Skull The posterior cranial fossa is the deepest and most inferior of the three cranial fossae, housing… Bone Pterion pterion Head & Skull The pterion is the H-shaped sutural junction on the lateral skull where four bones meet: the… Bone Pterygoid Hamulus hamulus pterygoideus Head & Skull The pterygoid hamulus is a small hook-shaped projection at the inferior tip of the medial pterygoid… Bone Pterygoid Plates processus pterygoideus ossis sphenoidalis Head & Skull The pterygoid process descends from the junction of the body and greater wing of the sphenoid… Bone Sella Turcica sella turcica Head & Skull The sella turcica is a saddle-shaped depression in the body of the sphenoid bone forming the… Bone Sphenoid Bone os sphenoidale Head & Skull The sphenoid is the central skull base bone articulating with every other cranial bone, making it… Bone Sphenoid Sinus sinus sphenoidalis Head & Skull The sphenoid sinus occupies the body of the sphenoid bone and is divided by an asymmetric… Bone Squamous Part of the Temporal Bone pars squamosa ossis temporalis Head & Skull The squamous part of the temporal bone forms the lateral cranial vault (temporal squama) and the… Bone Stapes stapes Head & Skull The stapes is the smallest and lightest bone in the human body, shaped like a stirrup… Bone Styloid Process of the Temporal Bone processus styloideus ossis temporalis Head & Skull The styloid process is a slender bony projection from the inferior surface of the temporal bone,… Bone Stylomastoid Foramen foramen stylomastoideum Head & Skull The stylomastoid foramen is the external opening of the facial canal (fallopian canal) on the inferior… Bone Superior Nasal Concha concha nasalis superior Head & Skull The superior nasal concha is the smallest and most superior of the nasal turbinates, a bony… Bone Superior Nuchal Line linea nuchalis superior Head & Skull The superior nuchal line is a curved bony ridge running horizontally across the external surface of… Bone Supraorbital Foramen foramen supraorbitale Head & Skull The supraorbital foramen (or notch) is an opening on the superior orbital rim of the frontal… Bone Tegmen Tympani tegmen tympani Head & Skull The tegmen tympani is the thin bony roof of the middle ear cavity (tympanic cavity), formed… Bone Temporal Bone os temporale Head & Skull The temporal bone is a complex paired bone forming the lateral skull base, containing the middle… Bone Tympanic Plate pars tympanica ossis temporalis Head & Skull The tympanic part of the temporal bone is a curved bony plate forming the anterior wall,… Bone Vomer vomer Head & Skull The vomer is a thin, flat bone forming the posterior and inferior part of the nasal… Bone Zygomatic Arch arcus zygomaticus Head & Skull The zygomatic arch is the slender bony bridge between the face and the temporal region, formed…