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Bones of the Skull
Composition
Sutures unite the separated bones of the skull
sutural ligament - connective tissue between the bones
mandible - exception to this rule; united to the skull by the mobile
temporomandibular joint
can be divided into the cranium and those of the face
vault - upper part of the cranium
base - lowest part of the cranium
diploa separates the external and internal tables of compact bones in the
skull
internal table - thinner and more brittle than the external table
bones are covered surfaces
with periosteum
cranium
consists
of
the
following bones, two of which
are paired:
o Frontal bone: 1
o Parietal bones: 2
o Occipital bone: 1
o Temporal bones: 2
o Sphenoid bone: 1
o Ethmoid bone: 1
facial bones consist of the
following, two of which are
single:
o Zygomatic bones: 2
o Maxillae: 2
o Nasal bones: 2
o Lacrimal bones: 2
o Vomer: 1
o Palatine bones: 2
o Inferior conchae: 2
o Mandible: 1
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External Views of the Skull
Anterior View of the Skull
frontal bone (forehead bone) - curves downward to make the upper margins
of the orbits
articulates with the frontal processes of the maxillae and with the nasal
bones
laterally, the frontal bone articulates with the zygomatic bone
superciliary arches - seen on either side and the supraorbital notch (foramen)
can be recognized