The cranium (cranium) consists of two parts: the neurocranium and the viscerocranium. Each division consists of several bones.

The neurocranium (neurocranium) includes the following bones:

Unpaired bones:

• frontal bone (os frontale)

• sphenoid (os sphenoidale)

  

• occipital bone (os occipitale)

  

• ethmoidal bone (os ethmoidale)

  

  Paired bones:

  • parietal bone (os parietale)

    

  • temporal bone (os temporale)

    

    The viscerocranium (viscerocranium) includes the following bones:

    Paired bones:

  • maxilla (maxilla)

    

• palatine bone (os palatinum)

  

• nasal bone (os nasale)

  

  • lacrimal bone (os lacrimale)

    

  • zygomatic bone (os zygomaticum)

    

  • inferior nasal concha (concha nasalis inferior)

    

  Unpaired bones:

  • mandible (mandibula)

    

  • vomer (vomer)

    

  • hyoid bone (os hyoideum)

Dictionary

Bones of the Skull

cranium

cranium

neurocranium

neurocranium

frontal bone

os frontale

sphenoid

os sphenoidale

occipital bone

os occipitale

ethmoidal bone

os ethmoidale

parietal bone

os parietale

temporal bone

os temporale

viscerocranium

viscerocranium

maxilla

maxilla

palatine bone

os palatinum

nasal bone

os nasale

lacrimal bone

os lacrimale

zygomatic bone

os zygomaticum

inferior nasal concha

concha nasalis inferior

mandible

mandibula

vomer

vomer

hyoid bone

os hyoideum