biod 151 lab 4 terms

biod 151 lab 4 terms coronal suture the suture between the parietal and frontal bones of the skull midsaggital suture dense, fibrous connective tissue joint between the two parietal bones of the skull lambdoidal suture suture that separates parietal bones from occipital bone squamosal suture between parietal bone and temporal bone on side of the skull, bordered in back by occipital bone frontal bone forehead parietal bone either of two skull bones between the frontal and occipital bones and forming the top and sides of the cranium top part of skull L and R occipital bone Bone that protrudes at the base of the skull temporal bone bone that forms parts of the side of the skull and base of skull. protect temporal lobe of brain and surround ear canal Sphenoid bone middle part of base of skull and contributes to floor of cranial fossa ethmoid bone forms part of the posterior portion of the nose, walls of eye socket (orbital cavity), roof and sides and interior of nasal cavity. light and sponge like zygomatic bone cheek bone maxilla upper jaw mandible lower jaw vomer nasal septum palatine bones form part of the hard palate of the mouth and the floor of the nose hyoid bone a U-shaped bone in the neck that supports the tongue. cervical vertebrae C1-C7 thoracic vertebrae T1-T12 ribs/thoracic cavity lumbar vertebrae