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Cranium

MNEMONICS:

1. PEST OF 6

Parietal
Ethmoid
Sphenoid
Temporal
Occipital
Frontal

2. Old Pygmies From Thailand Eat Skulls

Occipital
Pariatal
Frontal
Temporal
Ethmoid
Sphenoid

3. Old People From Texas Eat Spiders

Occipital
Pariatal
Frontal
Temporal
Ethmoid
Sphenoid

4. Ethel, the Parakeet, is Temporarily Occupied in Front of the Sphinx.

Ethmoid

Parietal

Temporal

Occipital

Frontal

Sphenoid.

Frontal

supraorbital foraman

interior skull

frontonasal suture

glabella

superior wall of the orbits

anterior cranial fossa

Parietal

	lambdoid
	sagittal
	coronal
	squamous

suture lines

lateral view parietal bone

Occipital

foraman magnum

skull interior occiptal skull posterio occipital bone

occipital condyles

occipital protuberance

posterior cranial fossa:

hypoglossal canal

Temporal

zygomatic process

lateral view temporal bone

external auditory meatus

styloid process

mastoid process

jugular foramen

carotid canal

Mandibular fossae

Sphenoid Bone

stella turcica

interior skull sphenoid bone

sphenoid sinuses

Ethmoid Bone

Cribrifiorm plates

ethmoid bone

Facial
MNEMONICS: 1. Zoro Max Likes Punching My Very Nose In Zygomatic Maxillary Lacrimal Palatine Mandible Vomer Nasal Inferior Nasal Concha 2. Virgil Can Not Make My Pet Zebra Laugh! Vomer Concha (Inferior Nasal) Nasal Maxillary Mandible Palatine Zygomatic Lacrimal 3. Con Man Max and Pal Ziggy Lack Nasty Voices Concha (Inferior Nasal) Maxillary Mandible Palatine Zygomatic Lacrimal Nasal Vomer	Maxillary	Alveolar processes
		alveolar arches
		Palatine processes
		Infraorbital foreman
		Maxillary Sinuses
	Palatine
	Zygomatic	zygomatic arch.
	Lacrimal
	Nasal
	Vomer
	Inferior Nasal Conchae
	Mandible	Ramus of the mandible
		Mandibular angle
		Mandibular condyle
		mandibular notch
		Mandibular foramen
		Mental foramen
		Alveolar border

Sutures	coronal	sagittal	squamous	lambdoid
mnemonics:	Simply Learn Cranial Sutures Sagittal Lambdoid Coronal Squamous
	CLASS Coronal Lambdoid and Squamous Sagittal
	Saggy Lambs Squash the Coroner Sagittal Lambdoid Squamous Coronal

Maxillary

Maxillary Sinuses

Palatine

Zygomatic

Lacrimal

Mandible

Mandibular angle

Mental foramen

Alveolar border

Sutures