Axial Skeleton

Front

22 bones; top of vertebral column

Back

skull (cranium)

Front

14 bones that form the face

Back

facial bones

Front

Immovable joints holding skull together

Back

Sutures

Front

Holes for blood vessels, nerves, ligaments

Back

Foramina

Front

Forms cranial cavity; protects brain

Back

Cranial bones

Front

Forehead and roof of eye sockets

Back

Frontal bone

Front

Bridge of nose

Back

Nasal bones

Front

Sides and roof of cranial cavity

Back

Parietal bones

Front

Inferior and lateral aspects of the cranium

Back

Temporal bones

Front

Back and base of the cranium

Back

Occipital bone