
Osteology of skull: bony case of the brain of vertebrates.
Frontal: bone of the forehead.
Superciliary arch: arching bone of the eyebrows.
Orbital cavity: hollow part of the skull which contains the eye.
Nasal bone: bones of the nose.
Nasal fossa: bony cavity of the nose.
Maxilla: bony upper part of the jaw.
Mandible: bony lower part of the jaw.
Malar or zygomatic: cheek bone.
Mastoid process: bony outgrowth of the base of the skull.
Occipital: bone forming the lower back part of the skull.
Temporal: bone of the temple.
Sphenoid: bone at the base of the skull.
Parietal: bones forming the sides and tops of the skull
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Skull (anterior view): bony case of the brain of vertebrates.
Superciliary arch: arch like bone situated at eyebrows level.
Frontal bone: bone of the forehead.
Glabella: part of the skull between the eyebrows.
Orbital cavity: hollow part of the skull which contains the eye.
Malar or zygomatic bone: cheek bone.
Anterior nasal spine: long, projecting part of the nasal bone.
Maxilla: bony upper part of the jaw.
Body of the mandible: bony upper part of the jaw.
Mental process: the part of the mandible that forms the chin.
Alveolar part: edge of the buccal cavity, into which the teeth are set.
Mental foramen: cavity of the chin.
Body of the mandible: main part of the mandible.
Nasal cavity: skull opening related to the nose.
Ramus: bony part connecting the mandible to the skull.
Supraorbital foramen: cavity below the orbit.
Zygomaticofacial foramen: cavity related to the cheek.
Infraorbital margin: lower edge of the orbit.
Fossa for lacrimal sac: opening of the tear duct.
Supraorbital arch: arched bone forming the upper part of the orbit.
Supra-orbital foramen: opening above the upper part of the
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Skull (lateral view): bony case of the brain of vertebrates.
Superciliary arch: arch like bone situated at eyebrows level.
Supraorbital arch: arched bone forming the upper part of the orbit.
Fossa for lacrimal sac: opening of the tear duct.
Infraorbital margin: lower edge of the orbit.
Supraorbital arch: arched bone forming the upper part of the orbit.
Anterior nasal spine: long, projecting part of the nasal bone.
Maxilla: bony upper part of the jaw.
Alveolar part: edge of the buccal cavity, into which the teeth are set.
Mandible: bony lower part of the jaw.
Posterior angle of the malar or zygomatic bone: part behing the cheek bone.
Zygomatic arch: arched bone of the cheek bone.
Mastoid process: bony outghrowth of the base of the skull.
Mastoid foramen: bony cavity at the base of the ear.
External auditory meatus: canal in the temporal bone that carries sound to the eardrum.
Temporo mandibular articulation: joint connecting the temporal bone to the lower jaw.