Section 1
The Skull
By Boundless
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The human skull is the part of the skeleton that supports the structures of the face and forms a cavity for the brain.
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The neurocranium is comprised of eight bones: occipital, two temporal bones, two parietal bones, sphenoid, ethmoid, and the frontal bone.
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The viscerocranium (face) includes these bones: vomer, 2 inferior nasal conchae, 2 nasals, maxilla, mandible, palatine, 2 zygomatics, and 2 lacrimals.
The orbit is the cavity or socket of the skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated.
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The human skull has numerous holes known as foramina through which cranial nerves, arteries, veins, and other structures pass.
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A suture is a type of fibrous joint (or synarthrosis) that only occurs in the skull (or cranium).
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The paranasal sinuses (four, paired, air-filled spaces) surround the nasal cavity, and are located above and between the eyes, and behind the ethmoids.
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A fontanelle (or fontanel) is an anatomical feature on an infant's skull.