Skull (Cranial Bones) Crossword Puzzle

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CRANIUM : a fun board game, but also the bones that keep your brain safe
EIGHT : the total number of cranial bones
CORONAL : the suture where the parietal bones meet the frontal bone
SQUAMOUS : the suture where each parietal bone meets a temporal bone
SAGITTAL : the suture where the parietal bones meet each other
LAMBDOID : the suture where the parietal bones meet the occipital bone; named because it resembles a specific Greek letter
GLABELLA : having a large one of this gives you widely set eyebrows
FORAM ENMAGNUM : (two words) this “large hole” is where your brain connects with the spinal cord
OCCIPITAL CONDYLES : (two words) these structures on the skull articulate with the facets on the first vertebra so you can nod your head “yes”
TEMPOROMANDIBULAR : this joint is where the mandibular fossa from the temporal bone and the mandible come together; sometimes you experience jaw pain here
MASTOID : wearing a headband for a long time will cause pain on this process
STYLOID : this needle-like process has a lot of style, and is the connection point between the skull and hyoid
SPHENOID : this is the “keystone” bone of the cranium, since it articulates with every other cranial bone; it’s bat-like in shape
SELLA TURCICA : (two words) the “Turkish saddle” that holds the pituitary gland
ETHMOID : this deep-set bone is only visible in the top half of the nose hole on a skull; it makes up a large part of the nasal cavity
NASAL CONCHAE : (two words) curved like scrolls, these beach themed bones help form the cavity you smell with

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QUESTIONS LIST:

cranium : a fun board game, but also the bones that keep your brain safe
eight : the total number of cranial bones
coronal : the suture where the parietal bones meet the frontal bone
squamous : the suture where each parietal bone meets a temporal bone
sagittal : the suture where the parietal bones meet each other
lambdoid : the suture where the parietal bones meet the occipital bone; named because it resembles a specific greek letter
glabella : having a large one of this gives you widely set eyebrows
foram enmagnum : (two words) this “large hole” is where your brain connects with the spinal cord
occipital condyles : (two words) these structures on the skull articulate with the facets on the first vertebra so you can nod your head “yes”
temporomandibular : this joint is where the mandibular fossa from the temporal bone and the mandible come together; sometimes you experience jaw pain here
mastoid : wearing a headband for a long time will cause pain on this process
styloid : this needle-like process has a lot of style, and is the connection point between the skull and hyoid
sphenoid : this is the “keystone” bone of the cranium, since it articulates with every other cranial bone; it’s bat-like in shape
sella turcica : (two words) the “turkish saddle” that holds the pituitary gland
ethmoid : this deep-set bone is only visible in the top half of the nose hole on a skull; it makes up a large part of the nasal cavity
nasal conchae : (two words) curved like scrolls, these beach themed bones help form the cavity you smell with