Hyaline The most abundant cartilage type in the body; provides firm support with some pliability.
Suture An immovable fibrous joint; with one exception, all bones of the skull are united by sutures.
Skull Structure formed by cranial and facial bones.
Cranium Bony protective encasement of the brain and organs of hearing and equilibrium.
Foramen Hole or opening in a bone or between body cavities.
Fontanelle Fibrous membrane at the angles of cranial bones that accommodate brain growth in the fetus and infant
Cervical The seven vertebrae of the vertebral column located in the neck.
Thorax Area formed by sternum, ribs, and thoracic vertebrae.
Mandible Lower jawbone; U shaped, largest bone of the face.
Meatus External opening of a canal.
Vestibule An enlarged area at the beginning of a canal, i.e., inner ear, nose, larynx.
Intervertebral Discs of cartilage between spinal vertebrae
Spinalcord The bundle of nervous tissue that runs from the brain to the first to third lumbar vertebrae and provides a conduction pathway to and from the brain.
Lamina A thin layer or flat plate; the portion of a vertebra between the transverse process and the spinous process.
Labyrinth Bony cavities and membranes of the inner ear.
Axial Skeleton comprising skull, spinal column, ribcage
Eight Number of bones in cranium
Temporal Bone at either side of skull
Pterion The region where the frontal, parietal, temporal, and sphenoid bones join together
Zygomatic The cheek(s) of you!
Palatine "Sounds like" Darth Sidious is here
Hyoid a horseshoe-shaped bone situated in the anterior midline of the neck
Cristagalli where the falx cerebri attaches anteriorly to the skull
Curvatures The natural shapes in the vertebral column
Scoliosis Abnormal curvature in the thoracic and lumbar regions
Transverse "Process"ing crosswise
Atlas Supporting the globe of the head
Axis Allows rotation like an axle
Dentata A rarely used third name for C2, relating to the dens