fontanelles: Anterior fontanelle - Posterior fontanelle eMedicine is an online clinical medical knowledge base that was founded in 1996. ... The Medical University of Vienna is autonomous since 1 January 2004. ... The Medical University of Vienna is autonomous since 1 January 2004. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (609x1165, 138 KB) Plastische Anatomie des menschlichen Körpers für Künstler und freunde der kunst von Dr. Julius Kollmann o. ... The musculoskeletal system is an organ system that gives animals the ability to physically move, by using the muscles and skeletal system. ... Grays Anatomy illustration of a human femur. ... Head and neck anatomy is a specialized study of the human body quite frequently studied in depth by surgeons, dentist, and dental technicians. ... Side view of the skull. ... This is about the human anatomical feature. ... Side view of the skull. ... The coronal suture (sutura coronalis) is a dense, fibrous connective tissue joint that separates the frontal and parietal bones of the skull. ... The lambdoid suture (sutura lambdoidea) is a dense, fibrous connective tissue joint that separates the parietal and temporal bones of the skull from the occipital bone. ... The occipitomastoid suture is the cranial suture between the occipital bone and the mastoid portion of the temporal bone. ... The Sphenofrontal suture is the cranial suture between the sphenoid bone and the frontal bone. ... The Sphenoparietal suture is the cranial suture between the sphenoid bone and the parietal bone. ... The Sphenosquamosal suture is a cranial suture between the sphenoid bone and the squama of the temporal bone. ... The Sphenozygomatic suture is the cranial suture between the sphenoid bone and the zygomatic bone. ... The squamosal suture arches backward from the pterion and connects the temporal squama with the lower border of the parietal: this suture is continuous behind with the short, nearly horizontal parietomastoid suture, which unites the mastoid process of the temporal with the region of the mastoid angle of the parietal. ... The Zygomaticotemporal suture (or Temporozygomatic suture) is the cranial suture between the zygomatic bone and the temporal bone. ... The Zygomaticofrontal suture (or Frontozygomatic suture) is the cranial suture between the zygomatic bone and the frontal bone. ... The frontal suture (sutura frontalis) is a dense connective tissue structure that divides the two halves of the frontal bone of the skull in infants and children. ... The sagittal suture (sutura sagittalis) is a dense, fibrous connective tissue joint between the two parietal bones of the skull. ... The frontoethmoidal suture is the suture between the ethmoid bone and the frontal bone. ... The Petrosquamous suture is a cranial suture between the petrous portion and the squama of the temporal bone. ... The Sphenoethmoidal suture is the cranial suture between the sphenoid bone and the ethmoid bone. ... The Sphenopetrosal suture is the cranial suture between the sphenoid bone and the petrous portion of the temporal bone. ... This is about the human anatomical feature. ... The anterior fontanelle (bregmatic fontanelle, frontal fontanelle) is the largest, and is placed at the junction of the sagittal suture, coronal suture, and frontal suture; it is lozenge-shaped, and measures about 4 cm. ... The posterior fontanelle (or occipital fontanelle) is triangular in form and is situated at the junction of the sagittal suture and lambdoidal suture. ...

foramina of multiple bones: Inferior orbital fissure - Foramen lacerum - Jugular foramen - Nasolacrimal canal The following is a list of holes, or foramina, in the base of the skull and what goes through each of them. ... The lateral wall and the floor of the orbit are separated posteriorly by the inferior orbital fissure which transmits the maxillary nerve and its zygomatic branch, the infraorbital vessels, and the ascending branches from the sphenopalatine ganglion. ... The foramen lacerum (Latin for lacerated piercing) is a triangular hole in the base of the skull located at the base of the medial pterygoid plate. ... Behind the carotid canal is the jugular foramen, a large aperture, formed in front by the petrous portion of the temporal, and behind by the occipital; it is generally larger on the right than on the left side, and may be subdivided into three compartments. ...

Anterior cranial fossa - Middle cranial fossa - Posterior cranial fossa - Cranial cavity The floor of the anterior fossa is formed by the orbital plates of the frontal, the cribriform plate of the ethmoid, and the small wings and front part of the body of the sphenoid; it is limited behind by the posterior borders of the small wings of the sphenoid and... The middle fossa, deeper than the anterior cranial fossa, is narrow in the middle, and wide at the sides of the skull. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...   The cranial cavity isj the relatively large space formed inside the skull. ...

other compound structures: Asterion - Nasion - Pterion - Dacryon - Zygomatic arch - Calvaria - Infratemporal fossa - Stephanion - Pterygomaxillary fissure - Pterygopalatine fossa For other uses, see Asterion (disambiguation) In human anatomy, the asterion is a visible, so-called craniometric, point on the exposed skull, just behind the ear, where three cranial sutures meet: the lambdoid, parieto-mastoid, and occipito-mastoid sutures. ... The nasion (nay-zhun) is the intersection of the frontal and two nasal bones of the human skull. ... The point corresponding with the posterior end of the sphenoparietal suture is named the pterion; it is situated about 3 cm. ... The point of junction of the maxillary bone, lacrimal bone, and frontal bone is named the dacryon. ... The zygomatic bone (also known as the zygoma; Os Zygomaticum; Malar Bone) is a paired bone of the human skull. ... The infratemporal fossa is an irregularly shaped cavity, situated below and medial to the zygomatic arch. ... The pterygomaxillary fissure is vertical, and descends at right angles from the medial end of the inferior orbital fissure; it is a triangular interval, formed by the divergence of the maxilla from the pterygoid process of the sphenoid. ... In the skull, the pterygopalatine fossa is the space between the lateral pterygoid plate (which is part of the sphenoid bone), and the palate. ...