Overview of Musculoskeletal Anatomy/Lesson 1

Overview of Musculoskeletal Anatomy - Lesson 1 Bone and muscles of the head and neck

Skull
The skull, also known as the cranium, contains 22 bones. There are two sets of bones in the skull: eight cranial and fourteen facial bones.

Cranial Bones
There are eight cranial bones. They form the cranial cavity, which functions to hold and protect the brain.
 * 1) Frontal (1)
 * 2) Parietal (2)
 * 3) Temporal (2)
 * 4) Occipetal (2)
 * 5) Sphenoid (1)
 * 6) Ethmoid (1)
 * 7) Inferior nasal conchae (2)
 * 8) Vomer (1)

Frontal Bone

 * Vertical portion is also known as squama frontalis. It corresponds with the forehead region. There are two surfaces to the squama frontalis as well: external surface and internal surface.
 * External surface of the squama frontalis