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Bones of the Cranium

Definition

The Cranium - part that contains brain

Facial skeleton - bones of the face

Many bones of the cranium are paired - left and a right

The bones which cross the mid-sagittal plane, are unpaired.

The Individual Bones

Paired Cranial Bones:

Parietals

Temporals

Unpaired Cranial Bones:

Frontal

Occipital

Sphenoid

Ethmoid

Base of skull - floor of the Cranial cavity

part of frontal bone, ethmoid, sphenoid, temporal

and occipital bones form the floor of the

cranial cavity and on it rests the brain. The

floor of the cranial cavity has many foramina

for the cranial nerves, vessels to leave or enter

the cranium. e.g.. foramen magnum, jugular

foramen, foramen rotundum, foramen spinosum etc.

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Bones of the Skeleton Axial Skeleton Appendicular Skeleton Skull Cranium

Bones of the cranium Tarsal bones Carpal bones Bones of the upper limb Elbow jointLong bone joints of the lower limb synovial joint

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