Head & Skull

Bones in the Head & Skull region

97 entries

All Types 97 Muscles 118 Bones 97 Tendons 20 Ligaments 66 Nerves 94 Bursae 20 Joints 39 Vessels 107

97 entries · Bones

Bone Anterior Clinoid Process processus clinoideus anterior Head & Skull The anterior clinoid process is the medial end of the lesser wing of the sphenoid, projecting… Bone Anterior Cranial Fossa fossa cranii anterior Head & Skull The anterior cranial fossa is the most anterior and most superior of the three cranial fossae,… Bone Anterior Nasal Spine spina nasalis anterior Head & Skull The anterior nasal spine (ANS) is a sharp bony projection at the anterior and inferior aspect… Bone Articular Eminence of the Temporal Bone tuberculum articulare ossis temporalis Head & Skull The articular eminence (condylar tubercle) is a transverse convex ridge at the anterior boundary of the… Bone Articular Fossa of the Temporal Bone fossa mandibularis Head & Skull The mandibular (glenoid) fossa is the concave articular surface on the inferior aspect of the temporal… Bone Asterion asterion Head & Skull The asterion is the junction point on the posterior lateral skull where the lambdoid suture (between… Bone Bony Semicircular Canals canales semicirculares ossei Head & Skull The three bony semicircular canals (superior/anterior, posterior, and horizontal/lateral) are the osseous labyrinthine structures within the… Bone Bregma bregma Head & Skull The bregma is the junction point of the coronal suture (between frontal and parietal bones) and… Bone Carotid Canal canalis caroticus Head & Skull The carotid canal is a bony channel in the petrous part of the temporal bone that… Bone Clivus clivus ossis occipitalis Head & Skull The clivus is a sloped bony surface forming the central part of the posterior cranial fossa… Bone Cochlear Promontory promontorium cavi tympanici Head & Skull The cochlear promontory is the rounded bony prominence on the medial wall of the middle ear… Bone Condylar Process of the Mandible processus condylaris mandibulae Head & Skull The condylar process is the posterior projection of the mandibular ramus, consisting of a head and… Bone Coronoid Process of the Mandible processus coronoideus mandibulae Head & Skull The coronoid process is the anterior projection of the mandibular ramus, a thin triangular bony projection… Bone Cribriform Plate lamina cribrosa ossis ethmoidalis Head & Skull The cribriform plate is the horizontal portion of the ethmoid bone forming the roof of the… Bone Crista Galli crista galli ossis ethmoidalis Head & Skull The crista galli is a triangular bony crest projecting superiorly from the ethmoid bone in the… Bone Digastric Notch of the Mastoid incisura mastoidea Head & Skull The digastric notch (mastoid notch) is a groove on the medial surface of the mastoid process… Bone Dorsum Sellae dorsum sellae Head & Skull The dorsum sellae is the posterior wall of the sella turcica on the body of the… Bone Ethmoid Air Cells cellulae ethmoidales Head & Skull The ethmoid air cells are a labyrinth of 3-18 thin-walled air-filled cells within the ethmoid bone… Bone Ethmoid Bone os ethmoidale Head & Skull The ethmoid sits between the eye sockets and forms part of the medial orbital walls, the… Bone Ethmoid Sinuses sinus ethmoidales Head & Skull The ethmoid sinuses are a labyrinth of multiple small air cells within the ethmoid bone, divided… Bone External Auditory Meatus meatus acusticus externus Head & Skull The external auditory meatus (external auditory canal, EAC) is the bony channel from the auricle to… Bone External Occipital Protuberance protuberantia occipitalis externa Head & Skull The external occipital protuberance (inion) is the most prominent posterior midline projection of the occipital bone,… Bone Foramen Lacerum foramen lacerum Head & Skull The foramen lacerum is an irregular opening at the skull base between the apex of the… Bone Foramen Magnum foramen magnum Head & Skull The foramen magnum is the large opening at the base of the occipital bone through which…

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