Lateral View of the Skull
Description
An anatomical diagram illustrating the bones, sutures, and landmarks of the lateral aspect of the human skull.
Original diagram by Andrés Aguilera.
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Alveolar process of mandible
Alveolar process of maxilla
Body of mandible
Coronal suture
Coronoid process of mandible
Crest of lacrimal bone
External acoustic meatus
External occipital protuberance (Inion)
Frontal eminence
Frontal process
Frontal process of zygomatic bone
Lambdoid suture
Mastoid part of temporal bone
Mastoid process of temporal bone
Mental foramen
Mental tubercle
Pterion
Ramus of mandible
Region of parietal eminence
Squamous part of temporal bone
Styloid process of temporal bone
Superior and inferior temporal lines
Superior nuchal line
Sutural bone
Temporal fossa
Temporal surface of greater wing of sphenoid bone
Tympanic part of temporal bone
Zygomatic arch
Zygomatic process of frontal bone
Zygomaticofacial foramen