Clinical Anatomy Radiology Skull Bones

Clinical Anatomy Radiology Skull Bones Skull bones (ap view) frontal bone. mandible. maxilla. nasal septum. temporal bone. zygomatic bone. about us. this work is licensed under a creative commons attribution noncommercial sharealike 4.0 international license. Skull. the skull rests on the superior aspect of the vertebral column. it is composed of 22 separate bones divided into two distinct groups: 8 cranial bones and 14 facial bones. the cranial bones are divided further into the calvaria and floor (box 20 1). the cranial bones form a protective housing for the brain.

Skull Radiology Key The base of the skull is a bony diaphragm composed of a number of bones from anterior to posterior: frontal bone. ethmoid bone. sphenoid bone. temporal bones (paired) occipital bone. parietal bones (paired) some texts state that the base does not include the parietal bones. these bones are separated from each other by sutures. Radiological anatomy is where your human anatomy knowledge meets clinical practice. it gathers several non invasive methods for visualizing the inner body structures. the most frequently used imaging modalities are radiography (x ray), computed tomography (ct) and magnetic resonance imaging (mri). x ray and ct require the use of ionizing. Sutures. the main sutures of the skull are the coronal, sagittal, lambdoid and squamosal sutures. the metopic suture (or frontal suture) is variably present in adults. coronal suture unites the frontal bone with the parietal bones. sagittal suture unites the 2 parietal bones in the midline. lambdoid suture unites the parietal bones with. The skull is a compact structure that covers and protects the brain and facial organs.[1][2] it is in a complex anatomical relationship with many craniofacial organs and associated tissues, each of which has a different embryological origin and performs different functions. therefore, skull lesions may be of the bone origin or may have originated from the adjacent brain, scalp, or craniofacial.