Base of the skull, inferior suface
Illustration of inferior surface of the skull base.
Term name | Layer | |
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1 | Condylar canal | Layer 1 |
2 | Mastoid foramen | Layer 1 |
3 | Styloid process | Layer 1 |
4 | Stylomastoid foramen | Layer 1 |
5 | External acoustic opening | Layer 1 |
6 | Jugular foramen | Layer 1 |
7 | Carotid canal | Layer 1 |
8 | Foramen spinosum | Layer 1 |
9 | Foramen ovale | Layer 1 |
10 | Medial plate | Layer 1 |
11 | Lateral plate | Layer 1 |
12 | Infratemporal crest | Layer 1 |
13 | Zygomatic bone | Layer 1 |
14 | Inferior orbital fissure | Layer 1 |
15 | Highest nuchal line | Layer 1 |
16 | Superior nuchal line | Layer 1 |
17 | Inferior nuchal line | Layer 1 |
18 | External occipital protuberance | Layer 1 |
19 | (External occipital crest) | Layer 1 |
20 | Foramen magnum | Layer 1 |
21 | Occipital condyle | Layer 1 |
22 | Pharyngeal tubercle | Layer 1 |
23 | Foramen lacerum | Layer 1 |
24 | Vomer | Layer 1 |
25 | Posterior nasal spine | Layer 1 |
26 | Horizontal plate | Layer 1 |
27 | Greater palatine foramen | Layer 1 |
28 | (Incisive suture) | Layer 1 |
29 | Incisive foramen | Layer 1 |