ANAT-A 210: The Cranium

The Cranium

* eight bones. *two sets of paired bones. Bones: Frontal Bone forms the forehead Parietal two paired bones. →form the top and side of the skull Temporal → two paired bones. →surround the ears. Occipital forms the base and lower back of the skull Sphenoid butterfly-shaped. Ethmoid forms part of the nasal septum