mental protuberance
*
mental foramen fx
transmits mental n., a., and v.
digastric fossa attachment
attachment for anterior digastric m.
alveolar part fx
houses roots of teeth
mylohyoid line attachment
attachment for mylohyoid m.
submandibular fossa fx
houses sumbandibular gland
sublingual fossa fx
houses sublingual gland
superior genial tubercle attachment
attachment for genioglossus m.
inferior genial tubercle attachment
attachement for geniohyoid m.
mylohyoid groove fx
houses mylohyoid n.
mandibular angle attachment
masseter & medial pterygoid m.
mandibular foramen fx
transmits inferior aleolar n., a. & v.
mandibular canal fx
houses inferior alveolar n., a. &; v.
lingula on mandible attachment
sphenomandibular ligament
anterior border of mandible
*
coronoid process attachment
temporalis m.
mandibular notch fx
transmits nerve & artery to massester m.
head of mandible
*
neck of mandible
*
Pterygoid fovea of mandible attachment
lateral pterygoid m.
body of hyoid bone attachments
mylohyoid m. geniohyoid m. sternohyoid m. omohyoid m. thyrohyoid m.
Greater cornu of hyoid bone attachments
middle constrictor m
hyoglossus m
digastric intermediate tendon
stylohyoid m
Lesser cornu of hyoid bone attachments
middle constrictor
stylohyoid ligament
squama of occipital bone
*
External occipital protuberance of occipital bone attachment
ligamentum nuchae
Superior nuchal line of occipital bone attachments
trapezius
sternocleidomastoid
splenius capitis m
inferior nuchal line of occipital bone attachments
rectus capitis posterior major & minor mm.
internal occipital protuberance of occipital bone attachment
falx cerebelli
superior sagittal sulcus of occipital bone fx
houses superior sagittal sinus
Sulcus for transverse sinus of occipital bone fx
houses the transverse sinus
basilar part of occipital bone attachement
longus capitis
rectus capitis anterior m
foramen magnum fx
transmits spinal cord, vertebral a. &; V &; accessory n
occipital condyles of occipital bone fx
articulates w/ atlas
hypoglossal canal of occipital bone fx
transmits hypoglossal n.
jugular notch and foramen of occipital bone fx
transmits IJV, glossopharyngeal n., vagus n., & accessory n.
sulcus chiasmatis of sphenoid bone fx
houses optic chiasm
optic canal of sphenoid bone fx
transmits the optic nerve and opthalmic artery
sella turcica of sphenoid bone
*
hypophyseal fossa of sphenoid bone fx
houses the pituitary gland
dorsum sellae of sphenoid bone
*
Posterior clinoid processes of sphenoid bone fx
deepens sella turcica
poserior clinoid processes of sphenoid bone attachment
tentorium cerebelli
foramen rotundum on greater wing of sphenoid bone fx
transmits maxillary n
foramen ovale on greater wing of sphenoid bone fx
transmits mandibular n and accessory meningeal a
foramen spinosum on greater wing of sphenoid bone fx
transmits middle meningeal artery and meningeal (recurrent) br of mandibular n.
lateral surface on greater wing of sphenoid bone attachments
temporalis and lateral pteryoid mm
superior orbital fissure on greater wing of sphenoid bone fx
transmits the opthalmic nerve, oculomotor nerve, trochlear nerve, abducens nerve, and opthalmic vein
inferior orbital fissure on greater wing of sphenoid bone fx
transmits V2, infraorbital vessels, ad postganglionic fibers from pterygopalatine ganglion to the eye
foramen lacerum on greater wing of sphenoid bone
*
lesser wing on sphenoid bone
*
anterior clinoid process on lesser wing of sphenoid bone attachement
tentorium cerebelli
pterygoid fossa of sphenoid bone attachment
medial pterygoid m
pterygoid canal of sphenoid bone fx
transmits nerve of the pterygoid canal
lateral pterygoid plate attachments
lateral and medial pterygoid mm.
medial pterygoid plate
*
Pterygoid hamulus of sphenoid bone fx
deflects the tendon of the tenosr palatini m.
temporal surface of temporal bone attachment
temporalis m
zygomatic proces of temporal bone attachments
messeter m
mandibular fossa of temporal bone fx
articulates with TMJ disc
petrotympanic fissure of temporal bone fx
transmits chorda tympani n.
external acoustic meatus
*
mastoid process attachments
SCM, splenius capitis and longissimus capitis mm
sigmoid sulcus of temporal bone fx
houses sigmoid sinus
anterior surface of petrous part of temporal bone
*
trigeminal impression (cave) of temporal bone fx
houses trigeminal ganglion
internal acoustic meatus fx
transmits facial and vestibulocochlear n
carotid canal fx
transmits internal carotid a. and nerve
jugular foramen fx
transmits IJV, glossopharyngeal n., vagus n., and accessory n.
canaliculus for the tympanic nerve fx
transmits typanic nerve
superior border of petrous part attachment
tentorium cerebelli
groove for the superior petrosal sinus fx
houses the superior petrosal sinus
tympanic part of temporal bone
*
styloid process attachments
stylohyoid, stylopharyngeus, and styloglossus mm, and stylohyoid ligament
stylomastoid foramen fx
transmits facial nerve
superior temporal line of parietal bone attachement
temporalis m.
groove for superior sagittal sinus of parietal bone fx
houses superior sagittal sinus
supraciliary arch of frontal bone
*
Supraorbital margin fx
transmits supraorbital n, a., and vein
zygomatic process of frontal bone
*
Groove for superior sagittal sinus of frontal bone fx
houses superior sagittal sinus
fossa for lacrimal gland fx
houses lacrimal gland
frontal sinus
*
cribiform plate
*
crista galli attachment
falx cerebelli
cribiform foramina fx
transmits olfactory n
perpendicular plate of ethmoid bone
*
fossa for lacrimal sac on lacrimal bone fx
houses lacrimal sac
lacrimal bone
*
nasal bones
*
vomer
*
ala on vomer
*
groove for nasopalatine n., a., and v.
*
infraorbital foramen fx
transmits infraorbital n., a., and v.
alveolar canals fx
transmits superior alveolar n., a., and vein
infraorbial canal and groove fx
transmits infraorbital n., a., and v.
greater palatine canal fx
transmits greater palatine n., a., and v
nasolacrimal canal fx
transmits nasolacrimal duct
maxillary sinus
*
maxilla zygomatic process
*
frontal process attachment
medial palpebral lig.
aveolar process fx
houses roots of upper teeth
horizontal plate of palatine bone
*
perpendicular plate of palatine bone
*
Greater palatine canal and foramen fx
transmits greater palatine n., a., and v
lesser palatine canal and foramen fx
transmits lesser palatine n., a., and v
sphenopalatine foramen fx
transmits sphenopalatine a and v and posterior superior nasal n
orbital process
*
lateral surface of zygomatic bone attachments
zygomaticus major and masseter mm.
temporal surface of zygomatic bone
*
orbital surface of of zygomatic bone
*
frontal process of zygomatic bone
*
maxillary process of zygomatic bone
*
articular eminence of zygomatic bone
*
articular tubercle of zygomatic bone
*
postglenoid spine (tubercle)
*
bregma
*
lambda
*
pterion
*
coronal suture
*
lambdoid suture
*
sagittal suture
*
superior facet for atlas fx
articulates w/ occiptial condyles
inferior facet for atlas fx
articulates w/ axis
groove for vertebral artery on atlas fx
houses vertebral a and v and suboccipital n
superior facet for axis fx
articulates with atlas
pedicle on axis
*
vertebral notch on axis fx
tranmits C3 spinal nerve