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