Introduction The frontal bone ( os frontale ) is an unpaired, bowl-shaped bone of the neurocranium . It is one of the largest and strongest bones of the skull. Its name derives from the Latin frons ,...

Introduction The occipital bone ( os occipitale ) is an unpaired, trapezoidal bone of the neurocranium that forms the posteroinferior aspect of the skull and a major part of the cranial base (basis cr...

Introduction The temporal bone ( os temporale ) is a paired, irregularly shaped bone of the neurocranium situated on the lateral aspect of the skull inferior to the parietal bone (os parietale) . Form...

Introduction The sphenoid bone ( os sphenoidale) is an unpaired, butterfly-shaped bone of the neurocranium. Situated centrally at the base of the skull, it contributes to the formation of the middle c...

Introduction The nasal bone ( os nasale ) is a small, thin, paired bone of the viscerocranium that forms the nasal bridge and the upper roof of the anterior nasal cavity. Positioned side-by-side along...

Introduction The inferior nasal concha / inferior nasal turbinate ( concha nasalis inferior ) is a paired bone of the viscerocranium . Shaped like a curved plate, it extends horizontally along the lat...