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Illustration of a human skull showing both lateral (side) and frontal views, with major bones of the cranium and face labeled in different colors, including the parietal, frontal, temporal, occipital, sphenoid, ethmoid, nasal, lacrimal, zygomatic, maxilla, mandible, vomer, and inferior nasal concha. View of the base of a modern human skull with labeled anatomical features, including the foramen magnum, occiput, occipital condyle, glenoid fossa, zygomatic arch, and palate. Anatomical diagram showing the base of the human skull from an inferior view, with labeled bones and features including the maxilla, palatine, zygomatic, sphenoid, frontal, temporal, parietal, occipital bones, and major foramina and processes. Diagram of the internal surface of the human skull showing labeled anatomical features of the cranium, including the anterior, middle, and posterior cranial fossae, foramina, and bone structures. The Human Body replica skull of Lucy Lateral view of an Australopithecus africanus skull found at Sterkfontein, S.Af. reconstructed replica of the Taung skull reconstructed replica of β€œMrs. Ples,” an Australopithecus africanus skull Reconstructed skull of Peking man, based on Homo erectus specimens found at Zhoukoudian, China, and dated to approximately 230,000–770,000 years ago.
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skull: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: UH Pressbooks - Anatomy and Physiology - The Skull. Sep 25, 2026
Add new Web site: Oregon State University Pressbooks - Anatomy and Physiology 2e - The Skull. Mar 23, 2026
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Physiology - Editorial: Skull and craniofacial development and regeneration. Nov 25, 2025
Add new Web site: Nature - Adult skull bone marrow is an expanding and resilient haematopoietic reservoir. Sep 26, 2025
Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Skull Anatomy. Jul 31, 2025
Add new Web site: University of Anbar - Skull (PDF). Dec 16, 2024
Add new Web site: Medicine LibreTexts - The Skull. Oct 28, 2024
Add new Web site: Mustansiriyah University - The Skull (PDF). Jul 26, 2024
Add new Web site: PALNI Pressbooks - Comparative Vertebrate and Human Anatomy: Ecology, Evolution, and Function - The Skull. Apr 16, 2024
Add new Web site: WebMD - What to Know About the Skull. Jan 22, 2024
Added media. Nov 30, 2023
Add new Web site: Teach Me Anatomy - Bones of the Skull. Jul 03, 2023
Add new Web site: Openstax - Anatomy and Physiology 2e - The Skull. Mar 27, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Anatomy, Head and Neck, Skull. Aug 19, 2022
Media added. May 18, 2020
Cross-references added. Jun 21, 2018
Add new Web site: University of Washington - Neuroscience For Kids - The Skull. Mar 15, 2017
Add new Web site: Easy Science For Kids - Skull Bones Facts for Kids Video. Mar 15, 2017
Add new Web site: InnerBody - Skull. May 05, 2014
Add new Web site: Emedicine - Skull Base Anatomy. Jun 23, 2011
Add new Web site: Stanford University - Skull. Feb 06, 2011
Added diagram of anterior and lateral views of human skull. Jan 28, 2011
Add new Web site: Minnesota State University - The Skull. Aug 04, 2010
Added image of internal surface of human cranium. Apr 01, 2010
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Healthguide - Skull X-ray. Sep 23, 2008
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Healthguide - Skull Fracture. Sep 16, 2008
Article revised. Jun 06, 2005
Article revised. Apr 15, 2004
Article added to new online database. May 27, 1999
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