2. The Cranium and Its Subdivisions
• Two subdivisions of the Cranium:
• Neurocranium – Skeleton of the Brain Capsule
• 8 bones – Frontal, 2 Parietal, 2 Temporal, Occipital, Sphenoid, Ethmoid
• Splanchnocranium/Viscerocranium – Facial skeleton
• Maxillae, Palatine, Zygomatic, Nasal, Lacrimal, Inferior Nasal Conchae, Vomer, Mandible, Hyoid
3. Neurocranium
• Calvaria – roof, flat dermal bones developed by Intramembranous Ossification
• Enveloped by periosteum
• Layers of bone beneath periosteum:
• Outer compact – strong
• Trabecular/Spongy – contains diploic veins
• Inner Compact - fragile
• Base of Neurocranium – lower part of skull formed by irregular bones, developed via
Endochondral ossification
14. Joints Between Cranial Bones
Synarthroses Synostoses Diarthroses
Sutures – coronal, sagittal,
lamboid, temporoparietal
Osseous (occur during
ossification of sutures between
parts of cranial bones
Temporomandibular Joint
(only synovial joint of the
cranium)
Gomphoses – between teeth
and gums
Cartilaginous – chondrocranium.
Temporary and permanent
(nasoseptal)
Membranes and Ligaments
Ex. Frontallles Membrane,
stylomandibular, stylohyoid
ligaments