#skull the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
supertype: #bone__os rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
part of: #head #axial_skeleton
part: #craniometric_point a landmark on the skull from which craniometric measurements can be taken
part: #cheekbone__zygomatic_bone__zygomaticbone__mala__malar_bone__malarbone__jugal_bone__jugalbone__os_zygomaticum the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek
part: #jugale__jugal_point__jugalpoint the craniometric point at the union of the frontal and temporal processes of the zygomatic bone
part: #zygoma__zygomatic_arch__zygomaticarch__arcus_zygomaticus__arcuszygomaticu the slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone
part: #zygomatic_process__zygomaticproces a slender process of the temporal bone that strengthens the zygomatic arch
part: #sphenoid_bone__sphenoid__os_sphenoidale butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull
part: #crotaphion the tip of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone
part: #pterygoid_process__pterygoidproces two bony processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone
part: #eye_socket__eyesocket__orbit__cranial_orbit__cranialorbit__orbital_cavity__orbitalcavity the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball
part: #lacrimal_bone small fragile bone making up part of the front inner walls of each eye socket and providing room for the passage of the lacrimal ducts
part: #endocranium membrane lining the inside of the skull
part: #cranium__braincase__brainpan the part of the skull that encloses the brain
part: #asterion the craniometric point at the junction of the lamboid suture and the occipitomastoid suture and the parietomastoid suture
part: #stephanion the craniometric point on the coronal suture above the acoustic meatus
part: #ethmoid_bone__ethmoidbone__ethmoid one of the eight bones of the cranium; a small bone filled with air spaces that forms part of the eye sockets and the nasal cavity
part: #temporal_bone__os_temporale a thick bone forming the side of the human cranium and encasing the inner ear
part: #glenoid_fossa__glenoidfossa__mandibular_fossa a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible
part: #tympanic_bone the bone enclosing the middle ear
part: #mastoid_process__mastoidproces__mastoid__mastoidal process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull
part: #mastoidale the craniometric point at the lowest point of the mastoid process
part: #styloid_process extends from the base of the temporal bone
part: #calvaria__skullcap the dome of the skull
part: #frontal_bone__frontalbone__os_frontale__forehead the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: the forehead and the upper part of the orbits
part: #glabella__mesophyron a smooth prominence of the frontal bone between and above the eyebrows; the most forward projecting point of the forehead in the midline at the level of the supraorbital ridges
part: #metopion the craniometric point midway between the frontal eminences of the skull
part: #ophryon the craniometric point in the midline of the forehead immediately above the orbits
part: #frontal_eminence__frontaleminence either prominence of the frontal bone above each orbit
part: #parietal_bone either of two skull bones between the frontal and occipital bones and forming the top and sides of the cranium
part: #entomion the craniometric point at the tip of the mastoid angle of the parietal bone
part: #sphenion the anterior tip of the parietal bone
part: #occipital_bone__occipitalbone a saucer-shaped membrane bone that forms the back of the skull
part: #inion the craniometric point that is the most prominent point at the back of the head (at the occipital protuberance)
part: #occipital_protuberance__occipitalprotuberance prominence on the outer surface of the occipital bone
part: #coronal_suture__coronalsuture__sutura_coronalis the suture between the parietal and frontal bones of the skull
part: #frontal_suture__frontalsuture__sutura_frontalis the suture between two halves of the frontal bone (usually obliterated by the age of 6)
part: #lamboid_suture__lamboidsuture__sutura_lamboidea the suture between the occipital and parietal bones
part: #occipitomastoid_suture__occipitomastoidsuture the suture between the occipital and the temporal bones; a continuation of the lamboid suture
part: #parietomastoid_suture the suture between the parietal and the temporal bones
part: #sagittal_suture__interparietal_suture__interparietalsuture__sutura_sagittalis the suture uniting the two parietal bones
part: #fontanelle__fontanel__soft_spot any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus
part: #foramen_magnum__foramenmagnum the large opening at the base of the cranium through which the spinal cord passes
part: #jaw the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
part: #lower_jaw__lowerjaw__mandible__mandibula__submaxilla__lower_jawbone__lowerjawbone__jawbone__jowl the lower jawbone in vertebrates; it is hinged to open the mouth
part: #gnathion the most inferior point of the mandible in the midline
part: #gonion the craniometric point on either side at the apex of the lower jaw
part: #mandibular_notch small indentation in the middle of the lower jawbone
part: #pogonion the craniometric point that is the most forward-projecting point on the anterior surface of the chin
part: #symphysion the most forward point of the alveolar process of the mandible
part: #condylar_process__condyloid_process__condyloidproces__mandibular_condyle the condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates with the skull
part: #coronoid_process_of_the_mandible the coronoid process that provides an attachment for the temporal muscle
part: #coronion the craniometric point at the tip of the coronoid process of the mandible
part: #upper_jaw__upperjaw__upper_jawbone__upperjawbone__maxilla the upper jawbone in vertebrates ; it is fused to the cranium
part: #hard_palate the bony part of the roof of the mouth
part: #intermaxillary_suture__sutura_intermaxillaris the suture between the two maxillae of the upper jawbone
part: #alveolar_arch the part of the upper or lower jawbones in which the teeth are set
part: #alveolar_ridge__gum_ridge__gumridge__alveolar_process a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth
part: #tooth_socket__toothsocket__alveolus a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth
part: #alveolar_artery__arteria_alveolaris a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies the alveolar process
part: #vomer thin trapezoidal bone of the skull forming the posterior and inferior parts of the nasal septum
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