• meatus the posterior border of the parietal bone turns obliquely upwards and backwards, and forms with the squamous part of the occipital bone the strongly denticulated sutura lambdoidea (lambdoid suture). (co.ma)
  • 13. Occipital bone. (co.ma)
  • The occipital, sphenoid, and lacrimal bones and the mandible are coloured blue. (co.ma)
  • As seen in profile, the part of the calvaria behind and below the lambdoid suture is formed by the squamous part of the occipital bone. (co.ma)
  • The foramen lacerum is a triangular-shaped hole in the base of the skull, located between the sphenoid bone, the apex of the petrous part of the temporal bone, and the basilar part of the occipital bone. (quetab.com)
  • Insets of sphenoid bone, occipital bone showing foramen magnum, petrous part of the temporal bone, and atlas. (utoronto.ca)
  • The occipital bone is the bone forming the back ( dorsal ) wall of the braincase. (wikilectures.eu)
  • The lateral parts of this bone are placed in pairs on the outside of the occipital foramen. (wikilectures.eu)
  • The scale of the occipital bone contains sections differentiated according to origin, i.e. a desmogenously ossified part and a chondrogenically ossified part. (wikilectures.eu)
  • In the chondrogenic part, the paramastoideus process appears on the pars lateralis, a supernumerary vertebra around the foramen magnum or the atlas merging with the occipital bone. (wikilectures.eu)
  • Ventrally, the occipital bone is connected by cartilage to the sphenoid bone in synchondrosis sphenooccipitalis , the connection changes to synostosis in the 18th-20th. (wikilectures.eu)
  • Sutura lambdoidea , or a saw-shaped seam in the shape of the letter λ , fastens the occipital bone with the parietal bone on the scale. (wikilectures.eu)
  • The calvaria, the upper dome-like portion of the skull, consists of portions of the frontal, parietal, and occipital bones. (pdfslide.us)
  • The jugular foramen, located between the temporal and occipital bones, allows the internal jugular vein (which drains blood from the brain) to exit. (pdfslide.us)
  • The 5 bones that make up the skull base are the ethmoid, sphenoid, occipital, paired frontal, and paired temporal bones. (medscape.com)
  • There are two articulations between the atlas and the occipital bone. (co.ma)
  • The condyle of the occipital bone is biconvex, and fits into the bi-concave superior articular surface of the atlas, while the long axes of the two joints are directed horizontally forwards and medially. (co.ma)
  • It is attached to the rough non-articular surfaces surrounding the articular areas on the atlas and occipital bone. (co.ma)
  • Laterally it is in continuity with the articular capsules, while in the median plane, where it extends from the anterior tubercle of the atlas to the basilar part of the occipital bone, it presents a specially well-defined thickened band which might be regarded as a separate accessory ligament or as the beginning of the anterior longitudinal ligament of the vertebræ. (co.ma)
  • It extends from the posterior surface of the body of the epistropheus to the basilar groove on the superior surface of the basilar part of the occipital bone, spreading laterally on the circumference of the foramen magnum. (co.ma)
  • and a crus superius, also median and longitudinal, whose fibres extend from the crus transversum upwards to the posterior surface of the basilar part of occipital bone, immediately subjacent to the membrana tectoria. (co.ma)
  • They are attached medially to the sides of the summit of the dens, and laterally to the tubercle on the medial aspect of the condylar portions of the occipital bone. (co.ma)
  • The basilar process of the occipital bone. (flyinggiraffeteas.com)
  • The cranium has a domelike root - the Calvaria - skullcap - and a floor or cranial base consisting of the ethmoid bone and parts of the occipital and temporal bones. (medmuv.com)
  • L.Condylar foramina perforate the occipital at the depth of the condylar fossae, where every transmits an emissary vein. (dougr.net)
  • As shown in Figure 11.3.3, it consists of eight bones: one frontal bone, two parietal bones, two temporal bones, one occipital bone, one sphenoid bone, and one ethmoid bone. (pressbooks.pub)
  • The frontal bone (1), Parietal bones (2), temporal bones (2), the occipital bone (1), sphenoid (1) and ethmoid (1). (brainkart.com)
  • The occipital bone is at the back and lower part of the Cranial cavity. (brainkart.com)
  • Lambdoidal suture between the parietal and the occipital bone. (brainkart.com)
  • The paramedian corridor includes the fovea ethmoidalis, the root of the lesser and greater sphenoid wing, anterior clinoid process, foramen lacerum, the upper half of the petro-occipital suture, and jugular tubercle. (stanfordhealthcare.org)
  • The lateral corridors include the orbital plates, sphenoid wings, squamosal and petrous parts of the temporal bone, caudal aspect of the petro-occipital suture, internal auditory canal, jugular foramen, the sulcus of the sigmoid sinus. (stanfordhealthcare.org)
  • The mastoid fontanelle is situated between the temporal, occipital , and parietal bones. (anatomy.app)
  • Note that the internal carotid artery (which brings blood to the brain) enters the carotid canal at an angle and then exits into the cranial cavity via the foramen lacerum. (pdfslide.us)
  • The foramen lacerum, occupied by fibrous tissue in vivo, is at the junction of the petrous part and the sphenoid bone. (winsomesourcing.com)
  • It then exits the skull through the foramen lacerum. (tracks-movie.com)
  • Prygopalatine fossa communicates with internal cranial base through foramen rotundum , with orbit thruogh inferior orbital fissura , with mouth cavity through greater and lesser palatine canals, with external cranial base (foramen lacerum ) through pterygoid canal. (medmuv.com)
  • Two lines were drawn parallel to the lateral border of the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone and foramen lacerum, respectively. (stanfordhealthcare.org)
  • Behind the medial end of the superior orbital fissure is the foramen rotundum, for the passage of the maxillary nerve. (bartleby.com)
  • Behind and lateral to the foramen rotundum is the foramen ovale, which transmits the mandibular nerve, the accessory meningeal artery, and the lesser superficial petrosal nerve. (bartleby.com)
  • What is the foramen Rotundum? (tracks-movie.com)
  • The foramen rotundum (plural: foramina rotunda) is located in the middle cranial fossa, inferomedial to the superior orbital fissure at the base of greater wing of the sphenoid bone. (tracks-movie.com)
  • Portions of the sphenoid bone remain that demonstrate the apex of the orbits and associated contents, the greater wings containing the temporal lobes, the foramen rotundum for the maxillary nerve, and pterygoid (Vidian) canal for the pterygoid (Vidian) nerve. (neurosurgicalatlas.com)
  • Anteroinferiorly, the foramen rotundum and Posterior to the sella are the tow posterior clinoid processes, dorsum sellae. (jrmds.in)
  • A blow-out fracture occurs when a blow to the eye increases pressure in the orbit, causing the weak floor or the medial wall (lamina papyracea) to "blow out" into the maxillary sinus or ethmoid bone. (medscape.com)
  • The medial wall and part of the posterior wall of the orbit are formed by the ethmoid bone. (medscape.com)
  • The weakest portion of the orbit consists of the thin orbital floor (maxilla) and the lamina papyracea (ethmoid bone) medially and inferiorly. (medscape.com)
  • The ethmoid sinuses arise in the ethmoid bone, forming several distinct air cells between the eyes. (medscape.com)
  • 7 Cranial and facial Bones  Ethmoid bone 1. (slideshare.net)
  • Note central gap where the ethmoid bone is normally located in roof of nose. (pdfslide.us)
  • The ethmoid bone forms the central part of the floor, which is the deepest area of the anterior cranial fossa. (medscape.com)
  • The single ethmoid bone resembles a rectangular box that contains a midline perpendicular plate. (dougr.net)
  • The ethmoid bone separates the nasal cavity from the brain. (pressbooks.pub)
  • The medial wall, or nasal septum, is formed (from anteiror to posterior) by (1) the septal cartilage (destroyed in a dried skull), (2) the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone, and (3) the vomer (fig. 52-2 B). It is usually deviated to one side. (dartmouth.edu)
  • the others are portions of the ethmoid bone. (dartmouth.edu)
  • The sphenoid sinus is variably pneumatized and may extend as far as the foramen magnum in some patients. (medscape.com)
  • Natural opening at Foramen Magnum. (skullshoppe.com)
  • In essence, it can be said that the chondrogenic part is adjacent to the foramen magnum and the desmogenous part is the triangular remnant of the scale departing from the chondrogenic part. (wikilectures.eu)
  • The membrana atlanto-occipitalis anterior (anterior occipito-atloid membrane) (Fig. 296) is a strong although thin membrane, attached inferiorly to the anterior arch of the atlas, and superiorly to the anterior half of the circumference of the foramen magnum. (co.ma)
  • The membrana atlanto-occipitalis posterior (posterior occipito-atloid membrane) (Fig. 296) is another distinct but still thin membrane which is attached superiorly to the posterior half of the circumference of the foramen magnum, and inferiorly to the upper border of the posterior arch of the atlas. (co.ma)
  • For example, a "twist" results in the neck, compromising a vital opening for brain: the foramen magnum, which houses the brainstem and "cisterns" for cerebral spinal fluid, bathing and protecting our nervous tissue. (posturalrestoration.com)
  • It has an opening called the foramen magnum through which the spinal cord passes. (brainkart.com)
  • It is pierced by the foramen magnum through which the medulla oblongata passes to join the spinal cord. (brainkart.com)
  • processus intrajugularis − divides the jugular foramen into ventromedial and dorsolateral parts. (wikilectures.eu)
  • Re: jugular foramen. (medchrome.com)
  • The glossopharyngeal, vagus, and cranial roots of the spinal accessory nerves arise from the lateral aspect of the medulla in a rostral-caudal sequence and course toward the jugular foramen. (neurosurgicalatlas.com)
  • The remainder of the posterior wall of the orbit is formed by the 2 wings of the sphenoid bone and by continuation of the lacrimal bone from the medial wall, as well as by the orbital process of the palatine bone. (medscape.com)
  • The medial margin is formed above by the frontal bone and below by the posterior lacrimal crest of the lacrimal bone and the anterior lacrimal crest of the maxillary bone. (aao.org)
  • The sphenoid sinus is supplied by the sphenopalatine artery, except for the planum sphenoidale, which is supplied by the posterior ethmoidal artery. (medscape.com)
  • Greater and lesser palatine foramina (for palatine nerves and arteries) and posterior nasal spine Vomer 1. (slideshare.net)
  • The anterior clinoid processes and the planum sphenoidale, which forms the roof of the sphenoid sinus, mark the posterior limit. (medscape.com)
  • 1,3 More recent developments in 3D computerized models have been used to assist with the visuo-spatial challenges of temporal lobectomy, 4 cerebral aneurysm clipping, 5,6 transpetrous surgical approach model, 7 temporal bone dissection, 8,9 and posterior fossa surgical planning. (neurosurgicalatlas.com)
  • 2 Given reports of a posterior maxillary sutural width increase of 1.12 mm due to RME, 4 it was hypothesized that the sphenoid bone may also be affected by this orthodontic movement. (e-kjo.org)
  • The anterior and middle fossae are separated by the lesser wing of sphenoid bone, and the middle and posterior fossae are separated by petrous part of temporal bone. (medchrome.com)
  • Which paired bones form the lateral, posterior portions of the cranium? (brummerblogs.com)
  • Surrounding the nasal cavities are air-containing mucosal lined sinuses, which include the frontal sinuses (superior anterior), ethmoid sinuses (superior), paired maxillary sinuses (lateral), and sphenoid sinuses (posterior). (nih.gov)
  • The sphenoid sinus empties into the posterior roof. (nih.gov)
  • The superior meatus, under cover of the superior concha, receives the openings of the posterior ethmoidal cells and (in a dried skull) the sphenopalatine foramen. (dartmouth.edu)
  • The middle meningeal artery is a terminal branch of the external carotid artery which enters the skull through the foramen spinosum. (anatomicaljustice.com)
  • the groove ends on either side in the optic foramen, which transmits the optic nerve and ophthalmic artery (with accompanying sympathetic nerve fibres) into the orbital cavity. (wikipedia.org)
  • Superior orbital rim fracture is a frontal bone fracture that is associated with high-impact injuries to the brain, face, and cervical spine. (medscape.com)
  • The frontal bone includes the superior orbital ridge and the upper medial orbital ridge. (medscape.com)
  • The orbital margin, or rim, forms a quadrilateral spiral whose superior margin is formed by the frontal bone, which is interrupted medially by the supraorbital notch (Fig 1-2). (aao.org)
  • The supraorbital foramen/notch, located within the medial one-third of the superior orbital rim, transmits the supraorbital nerve, a terminal branch of the frontal nerve of the ophthalmic division of cranial nerve V (CN V1). (aao.org)
  • Unites with frontal bone to form lateral orbital margin b. (slideshare.net)
  • Superior Fissure, Optic Foramen and Inferior Orbital Fissure have pass through. (skullshoppe.com)
  • 31. Infra-orbital foramen. (co.ma)
  • the chiasmatic groove ends on either side at the optic foramen, which transmits the optic nerve and ophthalmic artery to the orbital cavity. (bartleby.com)
  • it is usually completed laterally by the orbital plate of the frontal bone. (bartleby.com)
  • This portion of the skull base consists of the orbital portion of the frontal bone. (medscape.com)
  • It is the border between the lateral and orbital surfaces of the zygomatic bone. (flyinggiraffeteas.com)
  • medially, by the vertical part of the palatine bone with its orbital and sphenoidal processes. (medmuv.com)
  • This fossa communicates with the orbit by the inferior orbital fissure, with the nasal cavity by the sphenopalatine foramen, and with the infratemporal fossa by the pterygomaxillary fissure. (medmuv.com)
  • The facial skeleton consists of the bones surrounding the mouth and nose and contributing to the orbits (eye sockets, orbital cavities). (medmuv.com)
  • the orbital plates also articulate with the maxillary and lacrimal bones. (dougr.net)
  • [ 9 ] Sphenoid wing meningiomas may be associated with hyperostosis of the sphenoid ridge and may be very invasive, spreading to the dura of the frontal, temporal, and orbital regions. (medscape.com)
  • The image depicts a contrasted MRI of the brain which shows an enhancing mass along the sphenoid ridge, orbital apex, and even the temporalis muscle. (medscape.com)
  • The frontal bone forms the forehead and the upper part of the orbital cavities. (brainkart.com)
  • Medially, the frontal bone forms the roof of the ethmoid sinus and extends to the cribriform plate. (aao.org)
  • The maxillary sinus is the largest paranasal sinus and lies inferior to the eyes in the maxillary bone. (medscape.com)
  • Behind the posteromedial wall of the maxillary sinus lies the pterygopalatine fossa, a small inverted space that houses several important neurovascular structures and communicates with several skull base foramina. (medscape.com)
  • The frontal sinus is housed in the frontal bone superior to the eyes in the forehead. (medscape.com)
  • The sphenoid sinus originates in the sphenoid bone at the center of the head. (medscape.com)
  • The thickness of the walls of the sphenoid sinus is variable, with the anterosuperior wall and the roof of the sphenoid sinus (the planum sphenoidale) being the thinnest bones. (medscape.com)
  • The sphenoid sinus ostium is located on the anterosuperior surface of the sphenoid face, usually medial to the superior turbinate. (medscape.com)
  • Innervation of the sphenoid sinus comes from branches of the first and second divisions of the trigeminal nerve. (medscape.com)
  • Sphenoid sinus: hollow space filling body, immediately below hypophyseal fossa 2. (slideshare.net)
  • on them we can find impressions of venous vessels - sulcus sinus sagittalis superioris (cranially from the protuberance), sulcus sinus transversi (bilaterally from the protuberance), sulcus sinus sigmoidei (continuation of the transverse impression towards the temporal bone). (wikilectures.eu)
  • This case report highlights two cases of spontaneous CSF leaks associated with hyper-pneumatized petrous bone and sphenoid sinus. (springeropen.com)
  • A constellation of extensive pneumatization, arachnoid pits and empty sella plays a role in the pathogenesis of sphenoid sinus fistulae [ 3 ] apart from congenital skull base defects. (springeropen.com)
  • In this study, we wish to highlight the existence of spontaneous CSF leak as an entity associated with hyper-pneumatized petrous bone and sphenoid sinus. (springeropen.com)
  • The foramen cecum sits between the frontal crest and the prominent crista galli and is a site of communication between the draining veins of the nasal cavity and the superior sagittal sinus. (medscape.com)
  • Its medial border is formed by lateral wall of sphenoid sinus. (tracks-movie.com)
  • Its border superiorly by the diaphragma sella, inferiorly by thin floor of cortical bone below which lies the sphenoid sinus, laterally by cavernous sinus, anteriorly by the tuberculum sellae, anterolaterally by the tow anterior clinoid processes. (jrmds.in)
  • a portion of the physique is hole, forming the sphenoid sinus cavity. (dougr.net)
  • Medially, they may expand into the wall of the cavernous sinus, anteriorly into the orbit, and laterally into the temporal bone. (medscape.com)
  • A 49-year-old female patient with history of right rhinorrhea with features of hyper-pneumatization of sphenoid bone involving right greater wing of sphenoid bone and bilateral pterygoid process with a bony defect in the right greater wing of sphenoid was demonstrated on CT. (springeropen.com)
  • it is bounded medially by the body of the sphenoid and laterally by the lesser wing of the sphenoid. (wikipedia.org)
  • Laterally, the zygomatic and frontal bones complete the rim. (aao.org)
  • Here it is continued on to the temporal bone, where it sweeps forwards to form the supra-mastoid crest, which serves to separate the squamous from the mastoid portion of the temporal bone laterally. (co.ma)
  • The facial nerve emerges from the stylomastoid foramen, winds laterally to the styloid process and can then be exposed in the inverted V between the bony part of the external auditory meatus and the mastoid process. (rxdentistry.net)
  • Each choana is bounded medially by the vomer, inferiorly by the horizontal plate of the palatine bone, laterally by the medial pterygoid plate, and superiorly by the body of the sphenoid bone (see figs. 42-12 and 42-13 ). (dartmouth.edu)
  • Anterior cranial fossa and body of the sphenoid. (medscape.com)
  • The roof of the nasal cavity is formed by nasal cartilages and several bones, chiefly the nasal and frontal bones, the cribriform plate of the ethmoid (fig. 52-1 ), and the body of the sphenoid. (dartmouth.edu)
  • The optic nerve exits the optic foramen in the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone. (medscape.com)
  • and (2) the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone. (aao.org)
  • Hyperostosis of the greater and lesser wings of the sphenoid bone leading in progressive proptosis is the main characteristics of ePM in this location. (surgicalneurologyint.com)
  • In the medial aspect, the lesser wing of the sphenoid forms the anterior clinoid process, an important landmark for the optic nerve and supracavernous internal carotid artery (ICA). (medscape.com)
  • The sphenoid bone is divided into a central portion, characterized by two great and two lesser wings extending outward from the sides of the body, and two pterygoid processes. (jrmds.in)
  • The inferior margin derives from the maxillary and zygomatic bones. (aao.org)
  • 6 Cranial and facial Bones  Inferior nasal concha: surrounded anteriorly by maxillary bone  Lacrimal bone: visible between maxilla anteriorly and ethmoid posteriorly  Palatine bone 1. (slideshare.net)
  • 3 Complete skeletal expansion is not accomplished because of resistance of the adjacent hard and soft structures surrounding the maxillary bones. (e-kjo.org)
  • Among these is the sphenoid bone, which is attached to the maxillary bone through the pterygomaxillary suture at the pterygoid plate level. (e-kjo.org)
  • Pterygopalatine fossa formed anteriorly by maxillary body, posteriorly by base of pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone and medially - by the perpendicular plate of the palatine bone. (medmuv.com)
  • Anteriorly and inferiorly the sphenoid bone articulates with the maxillary and palatine bones, superiorly with the parietal bones, and anteriorly and superiorly with the ethmoid and frontal bones. (dougr.net)
  • Air containing mucosal lined sinuses surround the nasal cavity, which includes the frontal, paired maxillary, sphenoid, and ethmoid sinuses. (nih.gov)
  • The lower jaw bone, or mandible, is also large. (pressbooks.pub)
  • There are 14 facial bones, which are the nasal bones (2), Maxillae (2), Zygomatic bones (2), Mandible (1), Lacrimal bones (2), Palatine bones (2), Inferior nasal conchae (2) and Vomer (1). (brainkart.com)
  • The medial rim separating the orbit from the nares is the lacrimal bone. (medscape.com)
  • 29. Lacrimal bone. (co.ma)
  • The lateral wall is uneven and complicated and is formed by several bones: nasal, maxilla, lacrimal and ethmoid, inferior nasal concha, perpendicular plate of palatine, and medial pterygoid plate of sphenoid (fig. 52-2 A). The lateral wall presents three or four medial projections termed nasal conchae, which overlie passages (meatuses). (dartmouth.edu)
  • The floor, wider than the roof, is formed by the palatine process of the maxilla and the horizontal plate of the palatine bone, i.e., by the palate. (dartmouth.edu)
  • The single frontal bone forms the anterior roof and anterior floor of the cranium, the forehead, a portion of the nasal cavity roof, and the superior arch of the orbits. (pdfslide.us)
  • Anteriorly, a closed fracture of the zygomatic bone can be seen, along with comminuted fractures of the nasal bones, and a depressed fracture of the superior orbit. (anatomicaljustice.com)
  • Q. Anatomical terms of bone [edit on Wikidata] In anatomy, the atlas (C1) is the most superior (first) cervical vertebra of the spine and is located in the neck. (flyinggiraffeteas.com)
  • The seven bones which articulate to form the orbit. (wikipedia.org)
  • Sphenoid wing meningiomas extending to the orbit (ePMSW) are currently removed through several transcranial approaches. (surgicalneurologyint.com)
  • Composed of 7 bones, a normal adult orbit holds a volume of 30 mL with a medial length of 45 mm, a width of 40 mm, and a height of 35 mm at its most anterior point. (medscape.com)
  • There are typically 8 cranial bones and 14 facial bones. (pdfslide.us)
  • The 8 cranial bones are those bones that directly surround the brain. (pdfslide.us)
  • 20 The literature is devoid of a repository of 3D virtual models for all cranial bones and important neurovascular structures, which is necessary to provide a comprehensive reference. (neurosurgicalatlas.com)
  • The cranial bones enclose and protect the brain and organs of sight, hearing and balance. (brainkart.com)
  • The latter are seen on the border between cranial bones belonging to the neurocranium and those belonging to the viscerocranium. (anatomy.app)
  • it articulates with the parietal and temporal bones anteriorly, and the atlas inferiorly. (flyinggiraffeteas.com)
  • Commencing in front at the zygomatic process of the frontal, the line sweeps upwards and backwards across the inferior part of that bone, and then crossing the coronal suture-at a point called the stephanion -it passes on to the parietal, over which it curves in the direction of its mastoid angle. (co.ma)
  • Inferior view of frontal bone. (pdfslide.us)
  • The supraorbital foramina allow passage of small nerves and blood vessels. (pdfslide.us)
  • It features two main foramina (holes) that allow nerves and blood vessels to pass from one side of the bone to the other, as well as various grooves, prominences, and spaces that create protected areas and channels for soft tissue. (flyinggiraffeteas.com)
  • Tissues from bone to skin, blood vessels to nerves, and lungs to prostate all behave in the same manner. (drdavedecamillis.com)
  • The two temporal bones form the lower part of the sides of the skull. (brainkart.com)
  • Squamosal suture between the parietal and the temporal bones. (brainkart.com)
  • Bone of the base of the skull Maxilla bone 1. (slideshare.net)
  • While the purpose of RME is to separate both halves of the maxilla, each bone is connected posteriorly to other bones, which creates resistance to expansion. (e-kjo.org)
  • Large bones in the face include the upper jaw bones, or maxillae (singular, maxilla), which form the middle part of the face and the bottom of the two eye sockets. (pressbooks.pub)
  • The tympanic portion of temporal bone contains the external acoustic meatus and the styloid process. (pdfslide.us)
  • The frontal bone houses the supraorbital foramina, which, along with the frontal sinuses, form 2 important surgical landmarks during approaches involving the anterior skull base. (medscape.com)
  • Unites with temporal bone to form zygomatic arch  Nasal bones and cartilages 1. (slideshare.net)
  • Nasion: midline depression where nasal bones meet frontal bone 3. (slideshare.net)
  • The parietal, zygomatic, and nasal bones are coloured red. (co.ma)
  • There are two zygomatic (or cheek) bones and two nasal bones. (pressbooks.pub)
  • The continuous free margin of the nasal bones and maxillae in a dried skull is termed the piriform aperture. (dartmouth.edu)
  • and, near the apex of the bone, the depression for the semilunar ganglion and the orifice of the carotid canal. (bartleby.com)
  • The optic foramen is the opening to the optic canal. (wikipedia.org)
  • Type III clinoidal meningiomas originate at the optic foramen and extend into the optic canal and thus present some difficulty in gross total removal. (medscape.com)
  • Behind the optic foramen the anterior clinoid process is directed backward and medialward and gives attachment to the tentorium cerebelli. (bartleby.com)
  • Further openings, covered by mucosa in vivo, are found in a dried skull, e.g., the sphenopalatine foramen. (dartmouth.edu)
  • 16. Parietal bone. (co.ma)
  • Skull from pre-Columbian Larsen village demonstrating scalping marks on parietal bone. (pdfslide.us)
  • The parietal bone or os parietale is a paired, flat cranial bone that covers the mid portion of the skull. (flyinggiraffeteas.com)
  • The sutures around the summit of the great wing of the sphenoid are arranged like the letter H placed obliquely, the cross-piece of the H corresponding to the spheno-parietal suture. (co.ma)
  • They are divided along the midline by the sagittal suture and separated from the frontal bone by the coronal suture. (pdfslide.us)
  • The squamous region of the temporal bone is the lateral flat surface below the squamosal suture. (pdfslide.us)
  • A suture is an immovable joint found only between skull bones. (brainkart.com)
  • Very little connective tissue is found between the bones of the suture. (brainkart.com)
  • Coronal Suture between the frontal bone and the two parietal bones. (brainkart.com)
  • Sagittal Suture between the two parietal bones. (brainkart.com)
  • They often appear as single bones, commonly in the lambdoid suture. (anatomy.app)
  • Delayed or restricted bone growth results in suture agenesis and wide-open fontanelles. (anatomy.app)
  • Likewise, the choroid fissure and plexus in the medial wall at the interventricular foramen are pulled in a similar manner. (ehd.org)
  • A 26-year-old female patient with history of right rhinorrhea with imaging evidence of bilateral hyper-pneumatized petrous bones and a bony defect in the right petrous bone on computed tomography (CT). (springeropen.com)
  • 5 Cranial and facial Bones  Zygomatic bone ("cheekbone") 1. (slideshare.net)
  • 8 Cranial and facial Bones  Mandibular bone 1. (slideshare.net)
  • 28. Zygomatico-facial foramen. (co.ma)
  • The configuration of the facial bones contribute greatly to the individuality of the human face. (pdfslide.us)
  • the greater petrosal nerve, which comes from the facial nerve and runs through the hiatus on the anterior surface of the petrous portion of the temporal bone. (tracks-movie.com)
  • The skull is the skeleton of the head , a series of bones from its two parts, the Neurocranium and Facial skull. (medmuv.com)
  • The 14 facial bones of the skull are located below the frontal bone of the cranium, and they are depicted in Figure 11.3.4. (pressbooks.pub)
  • It is the bony framework of the head arranged in two parts - the cranium which consists of eight bones and the facial skeleton of fourteen bones. (brainkart.com)
  • The nasal septum, composed of bone and cartilage, divides the nasal cavity into left and right halves. (pdfslide.us)
  • Such bone is formed without a cartilage model and includes the bones of the face and cranium. (flyinggiraffeteas.com)
  • Although ancestors of the cyclostomes and elasmobranchs had armoured headcases, which served largely a protective function and appear to have been true bone, modern cyclostomes have only an endoskeleton, or inner skeleton, of noncalcified cartilage and elasmobranchs a skeleton of calcified cartilage. (flyinggiraffeteas.com)
  • Bones cartilage joints. (stanford.edu)
  • The frontal bone forms the lateral boundaries. (medscape.com)
  • A fracture of the temporal bone causes injury to the underlying middle meningeal artery, resulting in intracranial hemorrhaging. (anatomicaljustice.com)
  • The temporal bone or os temporale is a paired, irregular bone and the thickest in the human body, located at the sides and base of the skull. (flyinggiraffeteas.com)
  • The sphenoid is situated at the anterior part of the base of the skull. (brainkart.com)
  • The sella Turcica is a midline depression in the sphenoid bone which contains the pituitary gland and distal portion of the pituitary stalk. (jrmds.in)