Base of the skull, inferior suface
Illustration of inferior surface of the skull base.
| Term name | Layer | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |