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CHP8 Skeletal; Cranial Bones and Their Markings; Parietal and Temporal

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show Prominent, bulging bones behind the frontal bone; forms the top sides of the cranial cavity  
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show Form the lower sides of the cranium and part of the cranial floor; contain the middle and inner ear structures  
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show Thin, flaring upper part of bone  
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show Rough-surfaced lower part of the bone posterior to the external acoustic meatus  
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Petrous portion   show
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Mastoid process   show
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Mastoid air cells   show
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External acoustic meatus (or canal)   show
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show Projection that articulates with the zygomatic (or malar) bone  
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show Fairly large opening on the posterior surface of the petrous portion of the bone; transmits the eighth cranial nerve to the inner ear and the seventh cranial nerve on its way to the facial structures  
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show Oval-shaped depression anterior to the external acoustic meatus; forms the socket for the condyle of the mandible  
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Styloid process   show
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Stylomastoid foramen   show
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show depression of the undersurface of the petrous portion; dilated beginning of the internal jugular vein lodged here  
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Jugular foramen   show
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show Channel in the petrous portion; best seen from the undersurface of the skull; transmits the internal carotid artery  
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