Copy of 09.15.20 (Sync and Async) - The Skull Bones (5/28/2026)

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Copy of 09.15.20 (Sync and Async) - The Skull Bones (5/28/2026)

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20 questions

Bones of the Skull

Objective: To identify the bones, processes, fossa, sutures, and other landmarks found in the human skull

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Warm up #1

Articular cartilage is the cartilage present where bones articulate with other bones.

Brainstorm: what do you think the term 'articulate' means in anatomy?

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Warm-Up #2

a. What do you know about the skull?
b. What do you want to know about it?

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Part 1: Diagrams
For questions 4-6, you will be labeling a set of diagrams of the skull.  Along with identifying the bones in the simulation above, you will be identifying various structures.

Use the text tool (not the scribble tool!) to write the names of the bones, then use the scribble tool to color/outline the bones as best as you can.  Write the names of the bones in blue text.

Next, reference the textbook (not google!) to identify and label the structures provided with each question.  Write the names of the structures in red text.

(there are times for it, but the time is not now!)

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Skull: Lateral Perspective
Use the simulation to identify, label (in blue text) and color the bones provided on the key above the diagram.

In addition to labeling and coloring the bones in the diagram, use the textbook to identify and label (in red text) the following structures:
squamous suture
coronal suture
lambdoid suture
external acoustic meatus
styloid process
mastoid process
mandibular condyle
(Notice that there are many more landmarks provided on the website. You are only responsible for knowing the locations of the landmarks listed above!)

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Skull: Anterior Perspective
Use the simulation above to identify, label (in blue text), and color the bones provided on the key above the diagram.

In addition to labeling and coloring the bones in the diagram, use the textbook to identify and label (in red text) the following structures:
supraorbital foramen
mental foramen
inforaorbital foramen
orbital surface of the sphenoid
greater wing of the sphenoid
(Notice that there are many more landmarks provided on the website. You are only responsible for knowing the locations of the landmarks listed above!)

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Skull: Inferior Perspective
Use the simulation above to identify, label (in blue text), and color the bones provided on the key above the diagram.

In addition to labeling and coloring the bones in the diagram, use the textbook to identify and label (in red text):
transverse palatine suture
mastoid process
foramen magnum
occipital condyle
zygomatic arch
anterior palatine foramen
median palatine suture
styloid process
(Notice that there are many more landmarks provided on the website. You are only responsible for knowing the locations of the landmarks listed above!)

Part 2: Questions
Use the diagrams from questions 4-6 to answer questions 7-1516-20.  Again - RESIST THE URGE TO GOOGLE!

(there are times for it, but the time is not now!)

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item

Part 3: Extension
Think about what you learned about the skull as you answer questions 16-20.

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Listen to the radiolab segment below. It takes about 20 minutes (yes, listen to the whole thing!). As you listen, look at the picture of the skull that the segment is about.

When you are done listening write a 4-5 sentence description of the Radiolab segment.

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What is one interesting thing you learned during the radiolab segment?

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What is one question you still have about the content in the radiolab segment?

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The pictures below depict/display a condition called sagittal craniosynostosis

Using the medical terminology website:
break this term up into its components and
come up with a defintion for this condition.
(I WILL know if you use the website or not, and you won't get credit if you don't use it!)

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Finally, watch the video below about Sagittal Craniosynostosis surgery.

a. Compare and contrast the two surgery options.
b. A child is diagnosed with sagittal craniosyntosis at two months old. Which procedure would you recommend and why?

Bones of the Skull

Objective: To identify the bones, processes, fossa, sutures, and other landmarks found in the human skull

Warm up #1

Articular cartilage is the cartilage present where bones articulate with other bones.

Brainstorm: what do you think the term 'articulate' means in anatomy?

Warm-Up #2

a. What do you know about the skull?
b. What do you want to know about it?

First, check out this simulation: https://www.visual-science.com/projects/skull/intaractive-app/

Which of the following perspectives of the skull are we able to see with this simulation?

Part 1: Diagrams
For questions 4-6, you will be labeling a set of diagrams of the skull.  Along with identifying the bones in the simulation above, you will be identifying various structures.

Use the text tool (not the scribble tool!) to write the names of the bones, then use the scribble tool to color/outline the bones as best as you can.  Write the names of the bones in blue text.

Next, reference the textbook (not google!) to identify and label the structures provided with each question.  Write the names of the structures in red text.

(there are times for it, but the time is not now!)

Skull: Lateral Perspective
Use the simulation to identify, label (in blue text) and color the bones provided on the key above the diagram.

In addition to labeling and coloring the bones in the diagram, use the textbook to identify and label (in red text) the following structures:
squamous suture
coronal suture
lambdoid suture
external acoustic meatus
styloid process
mastoid process
mandibular condyle
(Notice that there are many more landmarks provided on the website. You are only responsible for knowing the locations of the landmarks listed above!)

Skull: Anterior Perspective
Use the simulation above to identify, label (in blue text), and color the bones provided on the key above the diagram.

In addition to labeling and coloring the bones in the diagram, use the textbook to identify and label (in red text) the following structures:
supraorbital foramen
mental foramen
inforaorbital foramen
orbital surface of the sphenoid
greater wing of the sphenoid
(Notice that there are many more landmarks provided on the website. You are only responsible for knowing the locations of the landmarks listed above!)

Skull: Inferior Perspective
Use the simulation above to identify, label (in blue text), and color the bones provided on the key above the diagram.

In addition to labeling and coloring the bones in the diagram, use the textbook to identify and label (in red text):
transverse palatine suture
mastoid process
foramen magnum
occipital condyle
zygomatic arch
anterior palatine foramen
median palatine suture
styloid process
(Notice that there are many more landmarks provided on the website. You are only responsible for knowing the locations of the landmarks listed above!)

Part 2: Questions
Use the diagrams from questions 4-6 to answer questions 7-1516-20.  Again - RESIST THE URGE TO GOOGLE!

(there are times for it, but the time is not now!)

Look back at your diagrams and identify the following general structures. Match the structure with its possible definition.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
process		immobile joint between bones, usually allows for growth in childhood
meatus		a protuberance/ projection off of a bone, usually allowing for the attachment of muscle
suture		hole, usually allowing the passage of blood vessels, nerves, or ligaments
foramen		rounded surface of a bone, usually at an area of articulation
condyle		a tube-like passageway through a bone

Match the following foramina (foramen) of the skull with the bone that they are located in.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Infraorbital foramen		Occipital bone
Foramen magnum		Frontal bone
Mental foramen		Maxilla
Supraorbital foramen		Mandible

Which of the following bones contribute to the formation of the orbit of the eye?

There is one suture not pictured in the diagrams: The Sagittal suture.

Think back to your anatomical terminology lessons. Which of the following might best describe the location of the sagittal suture, and from which perspective do you think we would best be able to see it?

Between the frontal bone and the sphenoid bone.  We could see it from the inferior perspective

Between the occipital bone and the temporal bones.  We could see it from the superior perspective

Between the two parietal bones.  We would be able to see it from the superior perspective.

Between the temporal bones and the sphenoid.  We could see if from the inferior perspective.

There are four prominent sutures of the adult skull. Identify the bones that join to form these sutures.

Parietal bone(s)
Frontal bone
Occipital bone(s)
Temporal bone(s)

Coronal suture
Lambdoid suture
Squamous suture
Sagittal suture

One of the bones you identified today, colored in yellow in the diagram below, is particularly hard to see from the lateral, inferior, and anterior perspectives. It is best seen from the superior perspective if a transverse cut is made through the skull:

Which bone is this?

sphenoid

ethmoid

lacrimal

zygomatic

Six of the bones of the skull are unpaired. This means that there is only one of them.

Which of the following skull bones are unpaired?

Which bones of the skull would be considered parts of the cranium rather than the face?

Match the bones with their description

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Organs of hearing (internal ear) are located in and protected by these bones		mandible
This bone forms the lower jaw, including the chin		zygomatic
This bone forms the septum of the nose, diviging the nose into two nostrils		nasal
This bones form the roof of the mouth and contain sockets into which the upper teeth are set		temporal
These form the bridge of the nose		parietal
This name means "wall." The bones form most of the roof of the skull		maxilla
These are the cheek bones		vomer

Part 3: Extension
Think about what you learned about the skull as you answer questions 16-20.

Listen to the radiolab segment below. It takes about 20 minutes (yes, listen to the whole thing!). As you listen, look at the picture of the skull that the segment is about.

When you are done listening write a 4-5 sentence description of the Radiolab segment.

What is one interesting thing you learned during the radiolab segment?

What is one question you still have about the content in the radiolab segment?

The pictures below depict/display a condition called sagittal craniosynostosis

Using the medical terminology website:
break this term up into its components and
come up with a defintion for this condition.
(I WILL know if you use the website or not, and you won't get credit if you don't use it!)

Finally, watch the video below about Sagittal Craniosynostosis surgery.

a. Compare and contrast the two surgery options.
b. A child is diagnosed with sagittal craniosyntosis at two months old. Which procedure would you recommend and why?

First, check out this simulation: https://www.visual-science.com/projects/skull/intaractive-app/

Which of the following perspectives of the skull are we able to see with this simulation?

Superior

Anterior

Lateral

Posterior

Inferior

Look back at your diagrams and identify the following general structures. Match the structure with its possible definition.

process

immobile joint between bones, usually allows for growth in childhood

meatus

a protuberance/ projection off of a bone, usually allowing for the attachment of muscle

suture

hole, usually allowing the passage of blood vessels, nerves, or ligaments

foramen

rounded surface of a bone, usually at an area of articulation

condyle

a tube-like passageway through a bone

Match the following foramina (foramen) of the skull with the bone that they are located in.

Infraorbital foramen

Occipital bone

Foramen magnum

Frontal bone

Mental foramen

Maxilla

Supraorbital foramen

Mandible

Which of the following bones contribute to the formation of the orbit of the eye?

nasal

frontal

mandible

lacrimal

vomer

sphenoid

temporal

ethmoid

maxilla

zygomatic

There is one suture not pictured in the diagrams: The Sagittal suture.

Think back to your anatomical terminology lessons. Which of the following might best describe the location of the sagittal suture, and from which perspective do you think we would best be able to see it?

Between the frontal bone and the sphenoid bone.  We could see it from the inferior perspective

Between the occipital bone and the temporal bones.  We could see it from the superior perspective

Between the two parietal bones.  We would be able to see it from the superior perspective.

Between the temporal bones and the sphenoid.  We could see if from the inferior perspective.

There are four prominent sutures of the adult skull.  Identify the bones that join to form these sutures.

Parietal bone(s)

Frontal bone

Occipital bone(s)

Temporal bone(s)

Coronal suture

Lambdoid suture

Squamous suture

Sagittal suture

One of the bones you identified today, colored in yellow in the diagram below, is particularly hard to see from the lateral, inferior, and anterior perspectives.  It is best seen from the superior perspective if a transverse cut is made through the skull:

Which bone is this?

sphenoid

ethmoid

lacrimal

zygomatic

Six of the bones of the skull are unpaired.  This means that there is only one of them.  

Which of the following skull bones are unpaired?

frontal

nasal

sphenoid 

maxilla

vomer

mandible

temporal

occipital

parietal

Which bones of the skull would be considered parts of the cranium rather than the face?

sphenoid

frontal

zygomatic

mandible

parietal

temporal

occipital

Match the bones with their description

Organs of hearing (internal ear) are located in and protected by these bones

mandible

This bone forms the lower jaw, including the chin

zygomatic

This bone forms the septum of the nose, diviging the nose into two nostrils

nasal

This bones form the roof of the mouth and contain sockets into which the upper teeth are set

temporal 

These form the bridge of the nose

parietal

This name means "wall."  The bones form most of the roof of the skull

maxilla

These are the cheek bones

vomer

Copy of 09.15.20 (Sync and Async) - The Skull Bones (5/28/2026)

Copy of 09.15.20 (Sync and Async) - The Skull Bones (5/28/2026)

Bones of the Skull

Warm up #1Articular cartilage is the cartilage present where bones articulate with other bones.Brainstorm: what do you think the term 'articulate' means in anatomy?

Warm-Up #2a. What do you know about the skull? b. What do you want to know about it?

Part 1: Diagrams

Skull: Lateral Perspective

Skull: Anterior Perspective

Skull: Inferior Perspective

Part 2: Questions

Part 3: Extension

Listen to the radiolab segment below. It takes about 20 minutes (yes, listen to the whole thing!). As you listen, look at the picture of the skull that the segment is about.When you are done listening write a 4-5 sentence description of the Radiolab segment.

What is one interesting thing you learned during the radiolab segment?

What is one question you still have about the content in the radiolab segment?

The pictures below depict/display a condition called sagittal craniosynostosisUsing the medical terminology website:break this term up into its components and come up with a defintion for this condition. (I WILL know if you use the website or not, and you won't get credit if you don't use it!)

Finally, watch the video below about Sagittal Craniosynostosis surgery.a. Compare and contrast the two surgery options. b. A child is diagnosed with sagittal craniosyntosis at two months old. Which procedure would you recommend and why?

Bones of the Skull

Warm up #1Articular cartilage is the cartilage present where bones articulate with other bones.Brainstorm: what do you think the term 'articulate' means in anatomy?

Warm-Up #2a. What do you know about the skull? b. What do you want to know about it?

First, check out this simulation: https://www.visual-science.com/projects/skull/intaractive-app/Which of the following perspectives of the skull are we able to see with this simulation?

Part 1: Diagrams

Skull: Lateral Perspective

Skull: Anterior Perspective

Skull: Inferior Perspective

Part 2: Questions

Look back at your diagrams and identify the following general structures. Match the structure with its possible definition.

Match the following foramina (foramen) of the skull with the bone that they are located in.

Which of the following bones contribute to the formation of the orbit of the eye?

There is one suture not pictured in the diagrams: The Sagittal suture.Think back to your anatomical terminology lessons. Which of the following might best describe the location of the sagittal suture, and from which perspective do you think we would best be able to see it?

There are four prominent sutures of the adult skull. Identify the bones that join to form these sutures.

One of the bones you identified today, colored in yellow in the diagram below, is particularly hard to see from the lateral, inferior, and anterior perspectives. It is best seen from the superior perspective if a transverse cut is made through the skull:Which bone is this?

Six of the bones of the skull are unpaired. This means that there is only one of them. Which of the following skull bones are unpaired?

Which bones of the skull would be considered parts of the cranium rather than the face?

Match the bones with their description

Part 3: Extension

Listen to the radiolab segment below. It takes about 20 minutes (yes, listen to the whole thing!). As you listen, look at the picture of the skull that the segment is about.When you are done listening write a 4-5 sentence description of the Radiolab segment.

What is one interesting thing you learned during the radiolab segment?

What is one question you still have about the content in the radiolab segment?

The pictures below depict/display a condition called sagittal craniosynostosisUsing the medical terminology website:break this term up into its components and come up with a defintion for this condition. (I WILL know if you use the website or not, and you won't get credit if you don't use it!)

Finally, watch the video below about Sagittal Craniosynostosis surgery.a. Compare and contrast the two surgery options. b. A child is diagnosed with sagittal craniosyntosis at two months old. Which procedure would you recommend and why?

Warm up #1

Articular cartilage is the cartilage present where bones articulate with other bones.

Brainstorm: what do you think the term 'articulate' means in anatomy?

Warm-Up #2

a. What do you know about the skull?
b. What do you want to know about it?

Listen to the radiolab segment below. It takes about 20 minutes (yes, listen to the whole thing!). As you listen, look at the picture of the skull that the segment is about.

When you are done listening write a 4-5 sentence description of the Radiolab segment.

The pictures below depict/display a condition called sagittal craniosynostosis

Using the medical terminology website:
break this term up into its components and
come up with a defintion for this condition.
(I WILL know if you use the website or not, and you won't get credit if you don't use it!)

Finally, watch the video below about Sagittal Craniosynostosis surgery.

a. Compare and contrast the two surgery options.
b. A child is diagnosed with sagittal craniosyntosis at two months old. Which procedure would you recommend and why?

Warm up #1

Articular cartilage is the cartilage present where bones articulate with other bones.

Brainstorm: what do you think the term 'articulate' means in anatomy?

Warm-Up #2

a. What do you know about the skull?
b. What do you want to know about it?

First, check out this simulation: https://www.visual-science.com/projects/skull/intaractive-app/

Which of the following perspectives of the skull are we able to see with this simulation?

There is one suture not pictured in the diagrams: The Sagittal suture.

Think back to your anatomical terminology lessons. Which of the following might best describe the location of the sagittal suture, and from which perspective do you think we would best be able to see it?

One of the bones you identified today, colored in yellow in the diagram below, is particularly hard to see from the lateral, inferior, and anterior perspectives. It is best seen from the superior perspective if a transverse cut is made through the skull:

Which bone is this?

Six of the bones of the skull are unpaired. This means that there is only one of them.

Which of the following skull bones are unpaired?

Listen to the radiolab segment below. It takes about 20 minutes (yes, listen to the whole thing!). As you listen, look at the picture of the skull that the segment is about.

When you are done listening write a 4-5 sentence description of the Radiolab segment.

The pictures below depict/display a condition called sagittal craniosynostosis

Using the medical terminology website:
break this term up into its components and
come up with a defintion for this condition.
(I WILL know if you use the website or not, and you won't get credit if you don't use it!)

Finally, watch the video below about Sagittal Craniosynostosis surgery.

a. Compare and contrast the two surgery options.
b. A child is diagnosed with sagittal craniosyntosis at two months old. Which procedure would you recommend and why?