Movable toothed bone forming the lower jaw; it is the only movable bone in the head and its articulation with the temporal bone allows the jaw to move.
Flat skull bone articulating with the parietal bone and atlas (first cervical vertebra), among others; it makes up the largest portion of the base of the skull.
parietal bone
Flat cranial bone articulating with the frontal, occipital, temporal and sphenoid bones; the two parietal bones form the largest portion of the dome of the skull.
lambdoid suture
Immovable joint made of fibrous tissue connecting the occipital and the two parietal bones.
external auditory meatus
Canal through which sounds collected by the auricle (outer section of the ear) reach the tympanic cavity, a hollow in the temporal bone.
Protruding cone-shaped part of the temporal bone located behind the outer ear. Certain neck muscles, such as the sternocleidomatoid, are attached to it.
styloid process
Elongated protuberance of the temporal bone; several tongue muscles are attached to it.
anterior nasal spine
Bony middle protuberance of the jawbone beneath the nasal fossae; it supports the cartilage of the dividing wall of the nose.
nasal bone
Small flat bone making up the skeleton of the nose; the two nasal bones are joined along the bridge of the nose.
