Neurocranium (Crane)
Calvaria (Vault)
Base of the Skull
Cranial Bones
Foramina of the Skull
1. What is the frontal bone primarily responsible for forming in the skull?
2. Which specific feature of the sphenoid bone houses the pituitary gland?
3. What is the primary role of the frontal bone in the skull?
Neurocranium — definition?
The bony structure enclosing the brain.
Calvaria — role?
Protects the brain's superior and lateral surfaces.
Skull base — divisions?
Anterior, middle, posterior fossae.
Cranial bones — total count?
Eight bones.
Frontal bone — main features?
Forehead, superior orbit, glabella, frontal sinus.
Ethmoid bone — key feature?
Cribriform plate for olfactory nerves.
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