Cranium

Front

Back

Frontal bone

Front

what does the green part indicate?

Back

supraorbital foramen

(frontal major prominence)

Front

Back

occipital bone

Front

the blue part indicates?

Back

foramen magnum

(occipital prominence)

=> larger in males

Front

the green part indicates?

Back

occipital condyles

(occipital prominence)

=> location:
— anterior to the condylar fossae
— medial to the jugular processes

— lateral to the foramen magnum.

• => left and right

Front

Back

parietal bone

(left and right)

Front

Back

temporal bone

(left and right)

Front

the red part indicates?

Back

external auditory meatus

(left and right)

=> location:
- found in each temporal bone.
- located anterior to the mastoid process.

Front

the green part indicates?

Back

mastoid process

=> location: posterior to the external acoustic meatus and posterolateral to the styloid process.

Front

the pink part indicates?

Back

mandibular fossa

=> location:
— the anteriorly located articular portion is formed by the inferior aspect of the squamous part of temporal bone and attaches to the articular disc of the temporomandibular joint

— the posteriorly located non-articular portion is formed by the tympanic part of temporal bone.