Bones and Bony Landmarks of the Axial Skeleton
Compound Osteological Structures
Anterior cranial fossa
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Bony nasal cavity
Calvaria
Foramen lacerum
Jugular foramen
Middle cranial fossa
Posterior cranial fossa
Pterygopalatine fossa
Sphenopalatine foramen
Zygomatic arch
Cranial Sutures
Coronal
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Frontonasal
Lambdoid
Sagittal
Sphenosquamosal
Squamosal (squamous)
Zygomaticofrontal
Ethmoid Bone
Anterior ethmoidal fissure
Cribriform foramina
Crista galli
Middle nasal concha
Orbital plate
Perpendicular plate
Posterior ethmoidal fissure
Superior nasal concha
Frontal Bone
Anterior ethmoidal foramen
Frontal eminence
Frontal sinus
Groove for superior sagittal sinus
Lacrimal fossa
Nasal part
Orbital part
Posterior ethmoidal foramen
Superciliary arch
Supra-orbital margin
Supra-orbital notch/foramen
Temporal line
Trochlear fovea
Zygomatic process
Hyoid
Body
Greater horns (cornu)
Lesser horns (cornu)
Lacrimal Bone
Lacrimal groove
Posterior lacrimal crest
Mandible
Alveolar arch
Alveolar process
Angle
Base
Body
Buccal shelf
Canines
Condylar process
Coronoid process
Digastric fossa
Incisors
Lingula
Mandibular foramen
Mandibular notch
Mental foramen
Mental protuberance
Mental spines
Molars
Mylohyoid groove
Mylohyoid line
Neck
Oblique line
Premolars
Pterygoid fovea
Ramus
Retromolar fossa (coronoid notch)
Sublingual fossa
Submandibular fossa
Temporal crest
Maxillary Bone
Alveolar foramina
Alveolar processes
Canine fossa
Canines
Incisive foramen
Incisors
Infra-orbital foramen
Lacrimal groove
Maxillary tuberosity
Molars
Premolars
Zygomatic process
Nasal bones
Occipital Bone
Basilar part
Condylar canal
External occipital protuberance
Foramen magnum
Groove for sigmoid sinus
Groove for transverse sinus
Hypoglossal canal
Internal occipital protuberance
Jugular notch
Occipital condyles
Pharyngeal tubercle
Squamous part of occipital bone
Superior nuchal line
Palatine Bone
Greater palatine foramina
Horizontal plate
Lesser palatine foramina
Posterior nasal spine
Pyramidal process
Parietal Bone
Granular foveolae
Groove for middle meningeal a.
Inferior temporal line
Parietal eminence
Parietal foramen
Superior temporal line
Ribs and Rib Cage
1st rib
2nd rib
Costal groove
Costal margin (costal arch)
Groove for subclavian a.
Groove for subclavian v.
Head of rib
Intercostal space
Scalene tubercle
Superior thoracic aperture (thoracic inlet)
Sacrum
Ala of sacrum
Anterior sacral foramina
Coccyx
Dorsal surface
Posterior sacral foramina
Sacral hiatus
Sacral promontory
Sphenoid Bone
Foramen ovale
Foramen rotundum
Foramen spinosum
Greater wing
Hypophyseal fossa
Inferior orbital fissure
Infratemporal crest
Infratemporal surface
Lateral pterygoid plate
Lesser wing
Medial pterygoid plate
Optic canal
Pterygoid canal
Pterygoid fossa
Pterygoid hamulus
Pterygomaxillary fissure
Scaphoid fossa
Spine of sphenoid bone
Superior orbital fissure
Sternum
Body
Manubrium
Sternal angle
Suprasternal (jugular) notch
Xiphoid process
Temporal Bone
Articular tubercle
External acoustic meatus
External opening of carotid canal
Groove for greater petrosal n.
Groover for lesser petrosal n.
Hiatus for greater petrosal n.
Internal acoustic meatus
Internal opening of carotid canal
Mandibular fossa
Mastoid notch
Mastoid process
Petrotympanic fissure
Petrous part
Styloid process
Stylomastoid foramen
Tympanic canaliculus
Zygomatic process
Vertebrae
Atlas (C1)
Axis (C2)
Body
Inferior articular processes
Inferior vertebral notch
Intervertebral discs
Intervertebral (neural) foramina
Laminae
Pedicles
Spinous process
Superior articular processes
Superior vertebral notch
Transverse foramina
Transverse processes
Vertebral arch
Vertebral foramen (canal)
Vertebra prominens (C7)
Zygomatic Bone
Orbital surface
Temporal Process
Zygomaticofacial foramen