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ANTERIOR ASPECT OF SKULL - ANATOMICAL FEATURES

• parietal bone
• coronal suture
  

• frontal bone
  

• squamous part = squama
  

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• frontal eminence
• superciliary arch
• glabella
• ±remains of frontal suture = metopic suture

• supraorbital margin

• supraorbital notch or supraorbital foramen

• nasal process

• zygomatic process

• temporal line
  
• superior temporal line
• inferior temporal line
• temporal fossa
  

• temporal bone
  

• squamous part
• zygomatic process

• squamous suture = squamoparietal suture
  
• sphenosquamosal suture
• temporozygomatic suture = zygomaticotemporal suture
• superior orbital fissure
• sphenoid bone
• sphenoparietal suture
• sphenofrontal suture
• sphenoethmoidal suture
• inferior orbital fissure
  

• zygomatic bone

• zygomaticofacial foramen
• frontal process
• temporal process
  

• frontozygomatic suture = zygomaticofrontal suture
• sphenozygomatic suture
• zygomaticomaxillary suture
  

• maxilla

• frontal process

• zygomatic process = malar process

• infraorbital foramen

• body

• anterior surface

• infraorbital foramen
• canine fossa
• canine eminence
• incisive fossa
• anterior nasal spine
  

• alveolar process

• upper dental arch = upper teeth
  

• incisors
• canine tooth
• promolars
• molars
  

• maxillary-ethmoid suture = ethmoidomaxillary suture
• maxillary lacrimal suture = lacrimomaxillary suture
• frontomaxillary suture
• nasomaxillary suture

• ethmoid bone

• perpendicular plate
• superior nasal concha
• middle nasal concha
• lamina papyracea = orbital lamina = orbital plate
  

• frontoethmoidal suture
• ethmoidolacrimal suture
• maxillary ethmoid suture = ethmoidomaxillary suture
• vomero ethmoid suture
• lacrimal bone
• frontolacrimal suture
• bridge of nose
• nasal bone
  

• frontonasal suture

• nasion

• internasal suture

• anterior nasal aperture

• nasal cavity

• inferior nasal concha
• vomer
  

• mandible

• alveolar process
  

• _ lower dental arch = lower teeth
  

• incisors
• canine tooth
• premolars
• molars
  

• body

• median ridge = symphysis
• mental protuberance
• mental tubercle = mental tuberosity
• incisive fossa
• mental foramen
• oblique line
  

• ramus

• anterior border
• posterior border
• angle of the mandible
  

• orbit = orbital cavity

• floor
  

• maxilla

• orbital plate
• nasolacrimal canal
• depression for obliquus oculi inferior
• infraorbital groove
• infraorbital canal
  

• maxillary palatine suture
• zygomaticomaxillary suture
  

• zygomatic bone

• orbital process

• palatine bone

• orbital process

• inferior orbital fissure
  

• roof

• frontal bone
  

• orbital plate
• trochlear fossa
• lacrimal gland fossa
  

• sphenofrontal suture

• sphenoid bone

• lesser wing

• frontomaxillary suture
  

• frontolacrimal suture
  

• dacryon

• frontoethmoidal suture

• anterior ethmoidal foramen
• posterior ethmoidal foramen
  

• sphenofrontal suture

• medial wall
  

• maxilla

• frontal process
• anterior lacrimal crest
  

• lacrimomaxillary suture

• lacrimal bone

• lacrimal groove
• lacrimal fossa
• posterior lacrimal crest
  

• lacrimoethmoidal suture

• ethmoid bone
  

• lamina papyracea = orbital lamina = orbital plate
  

• sphenoethmoidal suture

• sphenoid bone

• lesser wing
• optic foramen = opening for optic canal
• ±sphenoidal concha
  

• superior orbital fissure
  

• lateral wall
  

• frontal bone

• zygomatic process

• frontosphenoid suture = frontosphenoidal suture

• ±foramen for recurrent meningeal artery

• frontozygomatic suture

• zygomatic bone

• orbital process
• orbital tubercle = Whitnall's tubercle
• zygomaticofacial foramen = orifice for zygomaticofacial canal
• zygomaticotemporal foramen = orifice of zygomaticotemporal canal
  

• sphenozygomatic suture = zygomatico sphenoid suture
  

• sphenoid bone

• greater wing
• orbital surface
  

• base
  

• frontal bone
  

• supraorbital arch
• supraorbital notch or supraorbital foramen
• zygomatic process
  

• zygomaticofrontal suture

• zygomatic bone

• frontal process

• zygomaticomaxillary suture
  

• maxilla
  

• frontal process
  

• frontomaxillary suture

• apex
  

• optic foramen