Major parts of skull
cranium and mandible connected by temporomandibular joints (TMJ)
Major parts of cranium
Calvaria (Dome of the skull)
Facial skeleton
Floor of the cranial cavity
Components of calvaria
Temporal (x2) Parietal (x2) Frontal Sphenoid Occipital
Major sutures of skull
Sagittal
Coronal
Lambdoid
Squamous
Bregma
Where coronal and sagittal sutures connect
Lambda
Where sagittal and lambdoid sutures connect
Components of facial skeleton
Nasal Maxilla Zygomatic Lacrimal Inferior nasal concha Ethmoid Vomer Palatine
Major landmarks of skull
Mastoid process
Styloid process
Occipital condyle
Major passageways in inferior skull
Foramen magnum Jugular foramen Carotid canal Foramen ovale Foramen spinosum Foramen lacerum External acoustic meatus Foramen rotundum
major passageways in anterior skull
Supraorbital foramen Infraorbital foramen Optic canal Superior orbital fissure Inferior orbital fissure Mental foramen