The Skull

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Across
  1. 4. small, flat bone located medial to the frontal processes of the maxillae
  2. 6. cranial suture connecting with the sagittal suture
  3. 7. the convergence of the coronal and sagittal sutures
  4. 9. the convergence of the sagittal and lambdoid sutures
  5. 10. an irregular opening located in the middle cranial fossa at the base of the skull
  6. 12. the bone that forms the prominent part of the cheek and the outer side of the eye socket
  7. 13. the most superior part of the respiratory tract
  8. 15. cranial suture between the two parietal bones of the skull
  9. 18. opening located in the posteromedial part of greater wing of sphenoid bone posterolateral to foramen ovale which connects the middle cranial fossa with the infratemporal fossa
  10. 22. cranial suture located between the frontal and parietal bones of the skull
  11. 23. the space within the skull that accomodates the eyes
  12. 24. the largest bone in the human skull. creates lower jawlin
  13. 25. this bone joins with both the frontal and occipital bone
  14. 26. cavity formed by the petrous part of the temporal bone anteriorly and the occipital bone posteriorly
Down
  1. 1. small, thin, plow-shaped, midline bone that occupies and divides the nasal cavity
  2. 2. ____ are a pair of bilateral, symmetrical bones that constitute a large portion of the lateral wall and base of the skull
  3. 3. ___ is an unpaired cranial bone that is a signficant component of the upper nasal cavity and the nasal septum
  4. 5. an opening in the sphenoid bone of the skull, the maxillary nerve passes through this
  5. 8. large opening located in the occipital bone of the skull
  6. 11. this bone forms the base and back of the skull and encircles the spinal cord
  7. 14. the space within the skull that accomodates the brain
  8. 16. ____ is a compound bone that forms the base of the cranium, behind the eye and below the front part of the brain. it has two pairs of broad lateral 'wings'
  9. 17. bone that forms your upper jaw
  10. 19. the space of your mouth
  11. 20. opening placed obliquely in the base of the skull. situated in the greater wing of the sphenoid bone, close to the upper end of the posterior margin of lateral prerygoid plate.
  12. 21. this bone is located in the forehead region