| A | B |
|---|
| Frontal | forehead bone |
| Zygomatic | cheekbone |
| Mandible | lower jaw, site of mental foramen |
| Nasal | bridge of nose |
| Palatine | posterior bones of the hard palate |
| Parietal | much of the lateral and superior cranium |
| Sphenoid | single, irregular, bat-shaped bone forming part of the cranial floor |
| Lacrimal | tiny bones bearing tear ducts |
| Maxilla | anterior part of the hard palate |
| Ethmoid | superior and medial nasal conchae formed from its projections, site of cribiform plate, bears an upward protrusion, "the cocks comb", or crista galli |
| Temporal | site of the mastoid process, site of styloid processes, middle ear found here |
| Four bones containing paranasal sinuses | ethmoid, frontal, maxilla, sphenoid |
| Occipital | most posterior part of the cranium ,condyles here articulate with the atlas |
| Hyoid | small U shaped bone in neck, where many tongue muscles attach |
| Vomer | nasal septum |
| Contain alveoli bearing teeth | mandible, maxilla |
| Cervical vertebrae | seven components, unfused, ,vertebral type containing foramina in the transverse processes, through which the vertebral arteries ascend to reach the brain |
| Axis | dens here provides a pivot point for rotation of the first cervical vertebrae |
| Thoracic Vertebrae | twelve components, unfused ,transverse processes faceted for articulation with ribs, spinous process pointing sharply downward |
| Sacrum | composite bone, articulates with the hip bone laterally |
| Lumbar Vertebrae | massive vertebrae, weight sustaining |
| Coccyx | tail bone, vestigial fused vertebrae |
| Atlas | supports the head, allows a rocking motion in conjunction with the occupital condyles |
