3. External Lateral Aspects of the Skull Figure 7.3a (a) Coronal suture Frontal bone Sphenoid bone (greater wing) Ethmoid bone Lacrimal bone Lacrimal fossa Nasal bone Zygomatic bone Maxilla Alveolar margins Mandible Mental foramen Parietal bone Lambdoid suture Squamous suture Occipital bone Occipitomastoid suture External acoustic meatus Mastoid process Styloid process Mandibular condyle Mandibular notch Mandibular ramus Mandibular angle Coronoid process Zygomatic process Temporal bone
4. Anterior Aspects of the Skull Figure 7.2a (a) Parietal bone Frontal squama of frontal bone Nasal bone Sphenoid bone (greater wing) Temporal bone Ethmoid bone Lacrimal bone Zygomatic bone Maxilla Mandible Infraorbital foramen Mental foramen Mandibular symphysis Frontal bone Glabella Frontonasal suture Supraorbital foramen (notch) Supraorbital margin Superior orbital fissure Inferior orbital fissure Middle nasal concha Perpendicular plate Inferior nasal concha Vomer bone Optic canal Ethmoid bone
40. Comparison of Male and Female Pelvic Structure Less movable; curves ventrally More movable; straighter Coccyx Narrow, longer; sacral promontory more ventral Wider, shorter; sacral curvature is accentuated Sacrum Large; closer together Small; farther apart Acetabula 50˚–60˚ 80˚–90˚ Pubic arch/angle Heavier, thicker, and more prominent markings Lighter, thinner, and smoother Bone thickness Male Female Characteristic